Prefect Alternatives

Apps similar to Prefect include Windmill Labs, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Apache Airflow, Superblocks, Obelisk and PAW. In total there are nine Workflow Automation Tools like Prefect for Linux, the web, self-hosting, Mac and Windows.

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  1. Windmill Labs icon
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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.

    17 Windmill Labs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  2. Airflow is a platform to programmaticaly author, schedule and monitor data pipelines.

    45 Apache Airflow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. Superblocks icon
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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
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Obelisk icon
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    Deterministic workflow engine. Add resiliency to your workflows.

    3 Obelisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  5.  1 like

    PAW (Python Automation WorkFlow) is a cloud Studio to design and run automated workflows. Connect triggers, HTTP, email, Python code, AI/RAG and schedules.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. TaskYak icon
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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
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Cesium Automation is a workflow orchestration platform that automates API-driven, event-driven, and scheduled processes across applications and services without requiring custom orchestration code.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Temporal icon
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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
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. Velda icon
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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

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

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