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Apache Airflow vs Conductor: catalog facts
Apache AirflowConductor
Free

Free and open source, developed as an Apache Software Foundation project.

Free

Free and open source.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Workflows are plain Python, so tasks can be generated dynamically
  • Web UI with status and logs for every task run
  • Durable, fault-tolerant workflow execution
  • Designed for both services and AI agents
  • Requires Python knowledge to define workflows
  • You run and maintain the scheduler, workers and web server yourself
  • A server platform that takes effort to deploy and operate
  • Aimed at developers, not end users
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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