Apache Airflow
Airflow orchestrates complex data pipelines by letting you define workflows as code.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Workflow orchestration for data engineering pipelines
Who should look elsewhere
Resource intensive
Pros
- +Best workflow orchestration
- +Python-based DAGs
- +Large community
- +Many operators
- +Good monitoring
Cons
- −Resource intensive
- −Complex setup
- −Learning curve
- −Debugging difficult
- −Scaling needs work
Key features
- ✓Workflow orchestration
- ✓DAGs
- ✓Scheduling
- ✓Monitoring
- ✓Operators
- ✓Open source
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | — | month | Full functionality; Community support; Self-managed infrastructure |
| AWS MWAA | $0.49 | month | Fully managed; Auto-scaling; AWS integration |
| Astronomer | $0.35 | month | Expert support; Easy deployment; Monitoring included |