Top 11 Free Trial & Open Source Process Mining Tools

updated on Jun 11, 2025

Software specifications and requirements are different in each industry, but it is important to choose the correct software. 52% of business leaders identify the lack of right process mining solution or expertise as the key problem behind their low rates of adoption, according to process mining stats.

Explore top open source process mining tools and process mining software with free trials before making a decision.

Current status of open source in process mining

Currently few players are open sourcing their solutions since this is an emerging market and openly sharing of solutions tend to be more prevalent in mature markets. However, to grow their awareness, proprietary software companies are offering their solutions for free trial which helps users evaluate them.

Open source process mining tools

The table below shows top 4 publicly-available software in-detail:

Open source	License	Implementation	Stars	Source
ApromoreCore	GNU Lesser General Public License	Java, Javascript	136	Github
Disco	Academic license (Disco)	Ruby, Python, Javascript	557	Github
PM4PY	GNU GPL	Python	708	https://github.com/pm4py
Prom	GNU GPL	Java,	16	Github
Process Street	Limited license (Process.st)	Javascript, Python	10	Github

Apromore

Apromore which stands for Advanced Process Model Repository is an AI-driven process mining and improvement platform. Some of the features provided by the tool are as follows:

Process maps and business process model and notation (BPMN)
Performance Dashboards
Flow comparison and multi-log animation
Predictive process monitoring

Disco

Disco is one of the first process mining tools which is developed by Fluxicon. Along with automated process discovery, the tool enables filtering business processes, detailed statistics and project management. The software provides a free trial.

PM4PY

PM4Py is an open-source process mining library written in Python. It allows users to implement basic process mining components such as process discovery and conformance checking. It also offers simulation, visualization, ML capabilities, object-centric process mining and integration to Large Language Models (LLMs).

Process Street

Process Street tool provides business process conformance checking and performance analysis. With Process Street, businesses can create and run multiple instances of workflows. It has a well constructed template allowing tracking the progress and increasing collaboration within the team. Process street has options to sign up for free and pricing for more features.

ProM

ProM (aka. process mining framework) focuses on academic improvement, so they keep their platform available to public to improve process mining algorithms. Yet, the plug-ins are under different type of license.

Free Trial

The table below displays process mining vendors that offer free trials in alphabetical order with their number of reviews and average scores on B2B user review platforms.

Vendors with free trial	# of user reviews	Average score
Appian process mining	-	-
Aris Software AG	163	4.2
Celonis	431	4.3
IBM Process Mining	215	4.4
Power Automate	524	4.5
UIPath process mining	97	4.3
QPR Process Analyzer	-	4.0

Free versions usually limit usage time or features of the paid tool, but they offer users the chance to experiment with the software before purchase. Here is our list of free process mining software:

Aris

Software AG has been in the process intelligence market since 1969. Software AG offers a free trial for ARIS process mining software.

Compare ARIS against its top 3 competitors.

Celonis

Celonis was developed by Celonis SE. The German registered company is a leader in terms of market presence. In the free plan, businesses can connect their event logs data with pre-built connectors and apps for SAP, Oracle, or Salesforce.

Compare Celonis against two major alternatives: IBM & UiPath.

IBM

IBM offers process mining solutions after acquiring myInvenio in 2021. The no-cost IBM Process Mining trial provides an on-cloud experience for 30 days with a real banking use case. It includes all the process mining features of the paid version:

1 Process
Upload up to 1 million events
Simulation capabilities

Appian

Following the acquisition of LANA Process Mining, Appian delivers a process mining solutions with analytics dashboards and an automatic root cause analysis capability. Connectors for ERP and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are available. Appian gives test access to interested parties through request.

Minit

Minit is a Slovak company providing Minit process mining software since 2014 and acquired by Microsoft on March 2022. Minit’s algorithms can be implemented on numerous enterprise systems. The tool also includes dashboards, AI powered root-cause analysis, and simulations. Minit allows 30 days trial for free.

UiPath ProcessGold

UiPath process mining tools, formerly known as ProcessGold, have features like metrics and dashboard with 60+ connectors for source systems to extract and analyze business processes.

Compare UiPath‘s strengths and limits against its alternatives.

QPR Process Analyzer

QPR has a range of tools based around process mining. The QPR Process Analyzer is one of these products and offers a free trial option. The tool includes features:

Automatic process visualizaiton
Root cause analysis
KPI analysis
Lead time analysis
Conformance analyses

What is process mining?

Process mining techniques discovers, monitors and visualizes the business processes of a given workflow by extracting and analyzing event logs data. It provides process insights, identifies bottlenecks, and reduces unnecessary actions. Process mining has been applied to various sectors and business functions, such as

Notes

Open-source software, OSS, refers to solutions under a license allowing users to use, study, change, and distribute the software source code to anyone for improvement purposes. ¹