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Kestra vs Cadence: catalog facts
Kestra	Cadence
Freemium The open-source edition is free; cloud and enterprise options are sold separately.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Command line
Declarative workflows that are easy to review and version More than 2,000 plugins	Workflows resume from failures using execution history No separate message queue needed
Built for teams, heavier than a simple scheduler Some features are aimed at enterprise plans	Running the server and database takes operational effort Aimed at developers, not end users
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 2, 2026

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