About Prefect
Prefect is a modern Python-native orchestration engine for data pipelines. Strong defaults, friendly UI, and a generous free tier. Teams pick it because python-native and great developer experience.
Things to keep in mind: less mature than airflow for very large deployments.
Prefect is a freemium tool and launched on 2018-10-01. It sits in the Coding and Automation space and is best used to Build a data pipeline, Schedule recurring jobs.
Pricing
Pricing model
Freemium
Currency
USD
Payment options
Monthly / Annual / Contract
Price
$0
Billing options
Free forever
Features included
- Self-hosted workflow orchestration
- Full access to Prefect engine
- Community support
Features
- •IDE / editor integrationBuilt-in support for ide / editor integration — used for build a data pipeline.
- •Multi-language autocompleteBuilt-in support for multi-language autocomplete — used for build a data pipeline.
- •Inline chat for codeBuilt-in support for inline chat for code — used for build a data pipeline.
- •Repo-aware contextBuilt-in support for repo-aware context — used for build a data pipeline.
Pros
- Python-native
- Great developer experience
- Generous free tier
Cons
- Less mature than Airflow for very large deployments
- Some integrations missing
- Pricing jumps at scale
Categories
Coding
Automation
Best use cases
Build a data pipeline
Schedule recurring jobs
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