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Digdag vs Prefect: catalog facts
Digdag	Prefect
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Freemium Open source core is free; the hosted platform has a free start and paid plans.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Single binary for both server and client Workflows in plain YAML with dependency resolution	Plain Python decorators define flows and tasks Built-in retries and scheduling
Aimed at data and operations pipelines rather than desktop automation Running it as a scheduler means operating your own server	Aimed at Python users Some features belong to the paid hosted platform
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account 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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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