The Russian market for VRM systems is undergoing a transformation stage, which a number of industry experts consider revolutionary and which is associated with the implementation of artificial intelligence technologies as part of software aimed at managing business processes.

Experts assess the degree of penetration of AI and the prospects for this process in different ways, but they all note that BPM systems, like corporate software in general, move towards flexibility, adaptability and efficiency.

The main reference points for the future of the IT landscape are:

• implementation of AI agents that will analyze the description of the business task and automatically generate a process model,
• predictive automation of processes, which implies that BPM systems will learn to predict problems in the execution of processes before they occur and automatically make decisions on corrective actions,
• emergence and widespread adoption of hyperautomatization technologies - BPM, RPA, artificial intelligence, integration platforms and analytics ecosystems.

Most of the specialists who took part in the survey note the steady growth of the BPM market and corporate software in general. Experts estimate the growth rates differently, but in general, the consensus estimate is about 20% growth in 2024.

It is noted that, along with positive trends, external factors have a negative impact on the market, in particular, the growth rate of the economy as a whole, the cost of borrowed money, regulation and the tax burden on IT enterprises. At the end of 2025, a number of experts are talking about a slowdown in market growth.

Yuri Vostrikov from BPMSoft believes that the revenue of Russian developers for 2024-2025 increased by an average of 13-15% per year. Growth was observed not only among vendors, but also among integrators implementing large projects to replace foreign platforms.

The market, according to Mikhail Egorov from the company "ID Management Technology," demonstrates a steady growth of 15-20%. Revenue is growing from most domestic developers and integrators, which is most likely due to the continuation of the course on import substitution and digital independence, thanks to which many customers switch from foreign solutions to Russian BPM platforms, the expert said.

The same market estimate - an increase of 15-20% - is given by the CEO of AMBER Alexander Ivlev. He also notes that some experts estimate growth in individual segments up to 40%.

The market showed growth in the range of 20-30 percent per year, says Igor Prostokvashin from Comindware. The revenue of developers of Russian BPM systems grew at a faster pace, an increase was recorded both in the number of new customers and in the expansion of projects among existing customers. The profitability of development companies has also grown, although not as significantly as revenue. This is due to the need to invest in the development of products, to ensure the functionality of Russian BPM systems at the level of Western analogues.

In 2024, the market for corporate systems, including BPM, grew actively, but by mid-2025 the pace began to decline, said Konstantin Istomin, executive director of Directum. Customers' IT budgets are shrinking, looking for savings and real returns on investment. The market situation is also influenced by a high key rate, an increase in the tax burden and other factors, which leads to the refusal of a number of companies from custom development, and the BP market - to stagnation.

Among Russian suppliers of BPM systems, BPMSoft became the leader in 2024. Its revenue from the implementation of relevant projects increased by 17.5% and exceeded 2.5 billion rubles. The second place is taken by Directum (2.38 billion rubles, + 70%). The third line was taken by Digital Design Group of Companies with revenue of 1.71 billion rubles. (+ 18.7%).

In total, 25 companies took part in the ranking. Their total revenue from BPM projects reached 19.8 billion rubles.

Most experts note changes in the structure of BPM systems: along with platforms that provide ready-made solutions and schemes of BPM processes, low-code/no-code systems have been widely used. Industry experts believe that their use will expand in the near future and will allow diversifying the market, giving flexibility to BPM solutions.

2024-2025 has become a time for the BPM systems market to consolidate new architectural approaches. Increasingly, companies are abandoning monolithic platforms in favor of composite architecture, where the system is built from autonomous, interconnected, but independent modules. This approach allows you to flexibly develop the infrastructure, update individual components without the risk of "breaking" the entire solution, and most importantly, adapt faster to changes in business and legislation. Interest in no-code technologies has noticeably grown - they have actually become a catalyst for digital transformation. One of the IT market studies for 2025 provides interesting statistics: 60% of IT companies by 2028 will use corporate LCAPs as the main internal platform for developers. For comparison: in 2024 there were only 10% of them. This approach sharply reduces the timing of the withdrawal of new products: if earlier it was about months, now it is about weeks or even days. In fact, composite architecture in conjunction with no-code has become the new norm. We are moving towards mixed models, where visual tools, manual development and automated designers coexist within a single ecosystem, strengthening each other, "said Arsen Blagov, CEO of the Lukomorye IT ecosystem.

According to Mikhail Egorov, Senior Executive Director of ID Management Technology, one of the key trends was the convergence of technologies - customers were looking for not just a BPM system, but a universal platform that combines process, document and data management with deep integration of artificial intelligence for intelligent analytics and automation.

The speed of implementation of VLM systems with the possibility of further functional development and scaling has become more important than a detailed and comprehensive study of the task, notes Alexander Naimark, Director of the NORBIT Product Development Department. If earlier the stage of pre-design preparation, selection and design of the solution could take up to a year, then in the last couple of years, taking into account the speed of change in external factors, this option is no longer acceptable.

The future lies with "smart" systems capable of predicting risks and offering optimal solutions, says UnitariusNikita Aksenov, Development Director of Unitarius. In 2025, the focus, according to the expert, shifted towards BPM systems, which are not just a modeling tool, but a platform for creating adaptive business applications.

In the next 2-3 years, experts expect more autonomous AI agents integrated into BPM systems in some of their segments to enter the market. The emergence of Russian analogues of complex intelligent iBPMS and DPA systems, the introduction of additions and new modules in existing BPM systems, the application of an ecosystem approach in IT are also expected. Another notable trend is the transition to composite architecture. Systems are assembled from ready-made modules that can be updated and scaled independently of each other. This approach ensures the flexibility and sustainability of solutions, reduces migration risks, and reduces the time required to implement new features.

According to information about projects contained in the TAdviser database, over the past 4 years, BPM systems have been most often implemented in five industries - in construction, in the field of information technology, as well as in financial companies, retailers and the public sector. They account for 46.7% of all implemented projects known to TAdviser.

For 2022-2025, the TAdviser database was replenished with information about more than 2.4 thousand projects for the implementation of BPM systems. During this period, such projects were most often implemented on the solutions of two vendors - Directum and Elma. Other leading vendors are noted below.

• Business process
• Business Process Management
• BPM (Implementation)
• Process Intelligence
• BPM Business Process Management System