CTFreak Alternatives

CTFreak is described as 'IT task scheduler' and is a workflow automation tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to CTFreak for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best CTFreak alternative is Kestra, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CTFreak are Apache Airflow, Task Scheduler, Fabric and DoIt.

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CTFreak alternatives page was last updated Mar 9, 2025
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  1. Kestra icon
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    Kestra is an infinitely scalable orchestration and scheduling platform, creating, running, scheduling, and monitoring millions of complex pipelines.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Kestra Features

    1.  Orchestration
    2.  Workflow

    Kestra VS CTFreak

     
    • Kestra is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CTFreak.

    • Kestra is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CTFreak.

    • Kestra is Free and Open SourceCTFreak is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Airflow is a platform to programmaticaly author, schedule and monitor data pipelines.

    28 Apache Airflow alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Apache Airflow Features

    1.  Task Scheduling
    2.  Workflow

    Apache Airflow VS CTFreak

     
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    The Task Scheduler is a Windows feature which can set your computer to automatically perform routine tasks. The Task Scheduler does this by monitoring whatever criteria you choose to initiate the tasks, and then executing the tasks when the criteria is met.

    36 Task Scheduler alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Task Scheduler Features

    1.  Task Scheduling
    2.  Auto Restart
    3.  Scheduling

    Task Scheduler VS CTFreak

     
  4. Fabric icon
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    Fabric is a Python library and command-line tool for streamlining the use of SSH for application deployment or systems administration tasks.

    25 Fabric alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Fabric Features

    1.  Configuration
    2.  Configuration Management
    3.  SSH

    Fabric VS CTFreak

     
  5. DoIt icon
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    doit comes from the idea of bringing the power of build-tools to execute any kind of task. People often compare doit to tools like make, grunt, rake, scons, snakemake. They appreciate doit strong features, flexibility, simplicity of authoring and ease of use.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DoIt VS CTFreak

     
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    System Scheduler for Windows, Free Task Scheduling Software replace Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler

    39 System Scheduler alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    System Scheduler Features

    1.  Task Scheduling
    2.  Scheduling
    3.  Status code

    System Scheduler VS CTFreak

     
  7. RunDeck icon
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    RunDeck is an open source automation service with a web console, command line tools and a WebAPI. It lets you easily run automation tasks across a set of nodes.

    30 RunDeck alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    RunDeck Features

    1.  Task Scheduling
    2.  Job scheduling
    3.  Configuration
    4.  Configuration Management

    RunDeck VS CTFreak

     
  8. VisualCron icon
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    VisualCron is an automation, integration and task scheduling tool for Windows.

    28 VisualCron alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    VisualCron Features

    1.  Scheduling
    2.  Task Scheduling

    VisualCron VS CTFreak

     
    • VisualCron is the most popular commercial alternative to CTFreak.

    • VisualCron is Paid and ProprietaryCTFreak is Freemium and Proprietary
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    StackStorm is a powerful open-source automation platform that wires together all of your apps, services and workflows. It’s extendable, flexible, and built with love for DevOps and ChatOps.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    StackStorm Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  Job scheduling
    3.  Scheduling
    4.  SSH

    StackStorm VS CTFreak

     
  10. Azkaban icon
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    Azkaban is a batch workflow job scheduler created at LinkedIn to run Hadoop jobs. Azkaban resolves the ordering through job dependencies and provides an easy to use web user interface to maintain and track your workflows.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Azkaban Features

    1.  Workflow

    Azkaban VS CTFreak

     
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    ActiveBatch is the most user-friendly workload automation and job scheduling platform, empowering users to orchestrate their entire tech stack, whether on-premises or in the cloud. Manage your critical processes with the largest job step library and a low-code Super REST API adapter.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Recurring Tasks
    3.  Calendar Integration
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Reminders
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Email Scheduling
    10.  Auto Responder
    11.  Kanban Board
    12.  Business process automation

    ActiveBatch Workload Automation VS CTFreak

     
    • ActiveBatch Workload Automation is the most popular SaaS alternative to CTFreak.

    • ActiveBatch Workload Automation is Paid and ProprietaryCTFreak is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ActiveBatch Workload Automation is Privacy focusedCTFreak is not according to our users
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