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Kestra vs Prefect: catalog facts
Kestra	Prefect
Freemium The open-source edition is free; cloud and enterprise options are sold separately.	Freemium Open source core is free; the hosted platform has a free start and paid plans.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Declarative workflows that are easy to review and version More than 2,000 plugins	Plain Python decorators define flows and tasks Built-in retries and scheduling
Built for teams, heavier than a simple scheduler Some features are aimed at enterprise plans	Aimed at Python users Some features belong to the paid hosted platform
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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 September 23, 2026

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