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Apache Airflow vs Nextflow: catalog facts
Apache Airflow	Nextflow
Free Free and open source, developed as an Apache Software Foundation project.	Free Nextflow is open-source software under the Apache-2.0 license.
Web, Self-hosted	macOS, Linux, Command line
Workflows are plain Python, so tasks can be generated dynamically Web UI with status and logs for every task run	Runs workflows locally, on HPC schedulers, and on cloud platforms Tracks intermediate results for resuming interrupted workflows
Requires Python knowledge to define workflows You run and maintain the scheduler, workers and web server yourself	Designed for users who can define workflows with a DSL
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
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 October 8, 2026

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