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ZenML vs Kubeflow: catalog facts
ZenML	Kubeflow
Freemium Open source and free to self-host, with a hosted offering that has a free start.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted
Pipelines are plain Python Portable across orchestrators and clouds	Modular subprojects you can adopt separately Runs on-premises or in any cloud
Aimed at teams running ML in production, not casual users Needs existing orchestration or cloud infrastructure to get the most from it	Requires a Kubernetes cluster Aimed at platform teams rather than individual users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
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 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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