They are the exact same "product", except they simply renamed the package from "jbpm" to "jbpm-jpdl", from version 3.2 onwards, as Koen explained. So, I would also expect that anyone starting new would want to use the latest version (for obvious reasons, you generally always get the latest version for any download). So, if you want to start using JBPM, then download the latest released version: jbpm-jpdl-3.2.2.zip, or jbpm-jpdl-suite-3.2.2.zip if you want the "out of the box" package. It would also be advisable to upgrade whenever there is a new release. Hope that answers your question. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4092852#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...