Camunda Migration Value Analysis
Why switching to FireStart is 40% cheaper than upgrading to Camunda 8. ROI analysis for Camunda 7 customers.
The Economic Exit from Camunda 7 End-of-Life
Why switching to FireStart is
40% cheaper
than the technical upgrade to Camunda 8.
The Upgrade Path (C7 → C8)
Complete Code Rewrite Required
(no backward compatibility)
New Infrastructure Costs
(Kubernetes, Elasticsearch mandatory)
High Training Effort
for new tech stack (Zeebe, gRPC)
The FireStart Switch Path
Reuse of existing SQL/Windows infrastructure
Low-Code Acceleration
replaces complex coding
Seamless Integration
into your existing Microsoft environment
Your Benefits from Migration
Speed
Go-live in weeks instead of months. Low-code eliminates manual coding of standard workflows.
Talent
Free up your Java developers. Let business analysts build the processes.
Risk
No experiments. Use a proven on-premise architecture without cloud complexity.
Example Calculation: Migration Effort
Comparison of typical project costs for a migration with 20+ process models
Camunda 8 Upgrade
Dev Ops + Rewrite + Training
FireStart Migration
Setup + Low-Code Migration
Up to 40% less project costs
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The Challenges of Camunda 8
Why more and more companies are looking for alternatives – instead of paying for an expensive and complex upgrade
Embedded Engine is Gone
Camunda 7 was popular because the engine could be embedded directly in Java apps. Camunda 8 forces a remote engine on Kubernetes – lots of effort, many new dependencies.
Licensing Model Became Expensive
Essential tools like Tasklist and Cockpit in Camunda 8 are only available with a costly Enterprise license. Free full versions for production essentially don't exist anymore.
Complete Code Rewrite Required
There's no simple 'upgrade button'. Java Delegates must be rewritten into Job Workers, the database changes, even the scripting language is different.
DevOps Complexity (Kubernetes Mandatory)
Self-Managed Camunda 8 requires Kubernetes and Elasticsearch. For many SMEs, that's a massive infrastructure overhead compared to what they had before.
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