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IMO, K2 really has a good entry in the business rules engine problem with a solid, kinda-accessible UI.

I am confident, having scoped many a project, that often the case is the stakeholder not quite knowing what they want. A good UI then is a good step forward to allowing the stakeholder to iterate on refining their interpretation of their own problem.

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I just went to the k2 website and it looks like I can't get access to the software without buying it? Bummer. I set up a request asking for a demo, but dealing with sales reps is such a PITA.

I am in the market for a decent BPM that doesn't want to charge crazy amounts and forcing us to buy support (I'm looking at you, Bonitasoft). Right now we're using Activiti it is awful. It also seems like the least bad of the FOSS offering.

I only dealt with K2 in '10, so things may have changed, but even in the sales process they had engineers on the line. One of the better 'sales' experiences IMO.

Oh, and if you are genuinely interested in trying K2 before buying, I'll be they'd set up a VM for you to remote into. They did for me in '10.

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