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Kestra vs Luigi: catalog facts
Kestra	Luigi
Freemium The open-source edition is free; cloud and enterprise options are sold separately.	Free Free and open source, developed by Spotify.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Declarative workflows that are easy to review and version More than 2,000 plugins	Automatic dependency resolution between tasks Built-in visualisation of pipelines
Built for teams, heavier than a simple scheduler Some features are aimed at enterprise plans	Pipelines must be written in Python Aimed at batch jobs rather than event-driven workflows
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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