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# Welcome to Valtimo

Valtimo is an open source, low-code process automation platform. It enables organizations to execute operational processes faster, with less manual work. Valtimo orchestrates processes from start to delivery, with people, AI agents, and IT services working together.

Processes are modeled and executed through configuration rather than custom-built code — enabling teams to build and maintain solutions in-house. Building processes takes days, not weeks or months.

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## Why organizations choose Valtimo

### Execute processes as designed

When regulations require you to prove that processes are being executed correctly, Valtimo provides the structure and audit trails you need. Every action is tracked, every decision is documented.

### Control lead times

With clearly defined and automated processes, you know exactly where work stands. Bottlenecks become visible. Deadlines are trackable. Nothing falls through the cracks.

### Build and maintain in-house

Configuration-based process design means your team can build and adjust processes without extensive development resources. Changes that used to take months now take days.

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## A platform, not just a product

While Valtimo can run as a single application, it's designed to be part of a larger enterprise architecture. Components are replaceable — you can mix and match with your existing systems.

### Core components

| Component                 | Purpose                                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Valtimo**               | The core platform for process orchestration. Users manage cases and tasks through the Valtimo interface.                    |
| **Valtimo Designer**      | Design processes and decision models visually during the business analysis phase.                                           |
| **Valtimo Plugin Server** | Manage plugins that extend Valtimo's capabilities. Add integrations with your internal systems or domain-specific features. |
| **Valtimo Coworker**      | Manage AI assistants that can help with tasks — without depending on external AI services.                                  |

### Common additions

These third-party components are frequently used alongside Valtimo:

| Component      | Purpose                                                                                                      |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **IKO**        | Build a complete view of a customer, organisation, or object by gathering information from multiple sources. |
| **OpenSearch** | Handle large volumes of cases — tens of millions — when standard database storage isn't enough.              |
| **Keycloak**   | Manage user access and permissions, typically connected to your organisation's directory service.            |

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## Next steps

* [**What can you build with Valtimo?**](/introduction/use-cases.md) — See real-world examples and find your starting point
* [**Valtimo's core features**](/introduction/core-features.md) — Understand the building blocks of the platform
* [**What is a case?**](/valtimo-fundamentals/case.md) — Dive deeper into Valtimo's central concept