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Portlivo vs BPMN Kit

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Portlivo compared with BPMN Kit
DetailPortlivo logo PortlivoBPMN Kit logo BPMN Kit
What it doesMac menu bar app for viewing and managing local dev servers and ports Open-source toolkit for building, simulating, and deploying business process diagrams with code and AI
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Pricing modelFree trial Open source
PricingFree trial for 7 days. After trial: $8.99 USD one-time for 1 Mac (early-bird pricing, normally $19.99), $39.99 USD for 3 Macs, $59.99 USD for 5 Macs. One-time purchase with free updates, no subscription. Free, MIT-licensed
Key features
  • Menu bar display of all listening ports and processes
  • Kill, restart, and manage dev servers from the menu bar
  • Live health checks with HTTP status indicators and response times
  • Live website previews and screenshots of dev servers
  • Live log streaming and tail capabilities
  • Project stacks to start multiple servers together
  • QR code sharing and public HTTPS sharing via cloudflared or ngrok
  • devports CLI for Terminal and Raycast access
  • CPU and memory monitoring per server
  • Fluent TypeScript API for BPMN authoring
  • Automatic layout with Sugiyama engine
  • Type-safe element guards
  • Roundtrip fidelity preserving extensions
  • Zero third-party dependencies
  • DMN decision table builder
  • Camunda form generation
  • In-process BPMN simulator
  • LLM-friendly compact format
  • Camunda 8 REST client with 180 methods
What makes it different
  • Native SwiftUI app optimized for Mac menu bar with no Electron overhead
  • Complete local privacy with no account, no analytics, and no data collection
  • One-time purchase with free updates instead of subscription model
  • Recognizes and integrates with major development frameworks and tools
  • Keyboard-first interface designed for developer efficiency
  • Write BPMN diagrams as code with 13 lines of TypeScript instead of 41 lines of XML
  • Works across browsers, Node, Deno, Bun and edge runtimes with no dependencies
  • Direct Camunda 8 deployment with OpenAPI connector generation
  • AI-friendly format for LLM-driven diagram generation
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)8 +1 (up) since last check8 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)71
Citation Flow (Majestic)2126
Referring domains (Majestic)1319

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