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Apache Airflow vs Kestra: catalog facts
Apache Airflow	Kestra
Free Free and open source, developed as an Apache Software Foundation project.	Freemium The open-source edition is free; cloud and enterprise options are sold separately.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Workflows are plain Python, so tasks can be generated dynamically Web UI with status and logs for every task run	Declarative workflows that are easy to review and version More than 2,000 plugins
Requires Python knowledge to define workflows You run and maintain the scheduler, workers and web server yourself	Built for teams, heavier than a simple scheduler Some features are aimed at enterprise plans
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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