Dedicated section
Mastering Flask Web and API Development
Chapter 8 teaches readers to build BPMN and non-BPMN workflows in Flask with SpiffWorkflow. Celery, Camunda, Airflow, and Temporal share the chapter.
Resources
Documentation, Articles, and Videos
Everything you need to get started and go deep.
Documentation
Technical reference and guides for every SpiffWorkflow component.
Open source
Library
SpiffWorkflow
The Python library at the core of SpiffWorkflow, for developers building workflow applications from scratch.
Read docs → Open sourceApplication
Spiff Arena
The BPMN Service and API. Find, execute, and monitor business processes end-to-end.
Read docs → CommercialEditor
Visual Design Studio
The next-generation Business Modeler. Create, run, and test your business process instantly, with an AI expert at your side.
Read docs → CommercialAnalytics
Analytics
Process intelligence and reporting across all your running workflows. Maximize process efficiency with real-time dashboards.
Read docs →Research
SpiffWorkflow in published work
A Packt book on Flask gives SpiffWorkflow its own section. Three papers use it for BPMN validation, patient-flow simulation, and a university approval platform. A fourth cites it among BPMN engines.
Direct use
Automated BPMN Model Generation from Textual Process Descriptions: A Multi-Stage LLM-Driven Approach
An LLM pipeline generates BPMN models and uses SpiffWorkflow to execute and check them.
Direct use
Patient Flow Analysis with a Custom Simulation Engine
Uses a Python execution environment based on SpiffWorkflow to run a custom patient-flow simulation.
Deployment case study
Creating a Low-Code Business Process Execution Platform With Python, BPMN, and DMN
A peer-reviewed case study by our founders on how our open source Python library and BPMN brought clarity to a set of complex approval processes at a university.
Citation
Distributed Service Choreography Framework for Interoperability Among Prosumers and Electric Power System
Cites SpiffWorkflow among BPMN engines in its implementation discussion. The authors do not use the engine.
Newsletter
Monthly updates on new features, community contributions, and upcoming releases.
Videos & Articles
Tutorials, demos, conference talks, and deep-dives from the SpiffWorkflow team.