Prefect Alternatives

Prefect is described as 'Orchestrator for data-intensive workflows. It's the simplest way to transform any Python function into a unit of work that can be observed and orchestrated. With Prefect, you can build resilient, dynamic workflows that react to the world around them and recover' and is an app in the development category. There are seven alternatives to Prefect for a variety of platforms, including SaaS, Self-Hosted, Linux, Web-based and Docker apps. The best Prefect alternative is Windmill Labs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Prefect are Apache Airflow, Superblocks, Obelisk and TaskYak.

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  1. Windmill Labs icon

    Windmill Labs

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    Turn scripts into sharable apps and APIs, compose them as workflows or data pipelines and expose them with UIs on the fastest and most reliable job orchestrator. Self-hostable worker infrastructure: horizontally scalable, reliable, ultra-fast.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Windmill Labs is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Prefect.

    • Windmill Labs is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Prefect.

    • Windmill Labs is Freemium and Open SourcePrefect is also Freemium and Open Source
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    Apache Airflow

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    Airflow is a platform to programmaticaly author, schedule and monitor data pipelines.

    35 Apache Airflow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • Apache Airflow is the most popular Linux alternative to Prefect.

    • Apache Airflow is Free and Open SourcePrefect is Freemium and Open Source
  4. Superblocks icon

    Superblocks

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    Superblocks is a low-code platform for developers. Rapidly develop custom enterprise-grade internal apps to streamline customer support and drive operational efficiency.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Obelisk icon

    Obelisk

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    Deterministic workflow engine. Add resiliency to your workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
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    • Obelisk is the most popular Mac alternative to Prefect.

    • Obelisk is Free and Open SourcePrefect is Freemium and Open Source
    • Obelisk is Privacy focusedPrefect is not according to our users
  6. TaskYak icon

    TaskYak

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    The TaskYak is a distributed, team-based task orchestration platform. It lets you easily create scheduled or complex job workflows that your team can manage through a simple, self-hosted, and intuitive dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Boot up your yak with a single command line, self contained executable.
     

    • TaskYak is the most popular Windows alternative to Prefect.

    • TaskYak is Freemium and ProprietaryPrefect is Freemium and Open Source
    • TaskYak is LightweightPrefect is not according to our users
  7. Temporal icon

    Temporal

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    What if your code never failed? Failures happen. Temporal makes them irrelevant. Build applications that never lose state, even when everything else fails.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    • Temporal is the most popular Web-based alternative to Prefect.

    • Temporal is Freemium and ProprietaryPrefect is Freemium and Open Source
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    Velda

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    Velda is a dev-environment that allows developers to run jobs with cloud compute resource like GPUs without any other extra setup.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
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