Prefect

Modern workflow orchestration

Data Pipeline
Open Source
Free
#60 Ranked
Caters to: Free tier available
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Prefect is a modern workflow orchestration platform that makes it easy to build, run, and monitor data workflows. It provides a Python-native approach to workflow management with excellent observability.

Key Features
AI Search
Data Lineage
Data Governance
Collaboration
RBAC
PII Detection
Data Quality
Metadata Automation
Version Control
Notable Features
  • Python-native
  • Dynamic workflows
  • Excellent observability
  • Easy debugging
  • Cloud-native
Use Cases
Data pipeline orchestration
ETL workflows
ML pipelines
Data processing
Workflow automation
What Makes Prefect Special

Prefect offers a modern, Python-native approach to workflow orchestration with excellent observability and debugging capabilities, making it a popular alternative to Airflow.

Integrations
Python
dbt
Airflow
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS
GCP
Azure
Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Python-native
  • Great observability
  • Easy debugging
  • Dynamic workflows
  • Active community

Cons

  • Newer platform
  • Less mature ecosystem
  • Learning curve
  • Limited enterprise features in free tier