Prefect
Durable orchestration for data, ML, and agents
Ranked #4 in Open-source data orchestration tools.
Prefect is a workflow orchestration platform for data, ML, and agents. You write workflows as plain Python, and Prefect runs them durably in production.
Company facts
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X, YouTube, GitHub |
| Brand colour | #0a0a0a |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- Self-serve sign-up
- Integrations
- SOC 2
- GDPR
What stands out
The product uses plain Python functions rather than static DAGs.
“Workflows are plain Python functions that can branch, loop, and create tasks at runtime, rather than DAGs declared up front.”Prefect, own website
The product offers managed compute via Prefect Serverless.
“Prefect Serverless runs flows on managed compute, so you can start with zero infrastructure.”Prefect, own website
How it ranks
Prefect is ranked 4th of 10 in Open-source data orchestration tools (Lister Score 90.0).
#4 in Open-source data orchestration tools · Lister Score 90.0
Prefect is a workflow orchestration platform for data, ML, and agents.
Uses plain Python functions rather than static DAGs.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 12.
“Prefect is a workflow orchestration platform for data, ML, and agents.”Prefect, own website
“The Prefect framework is open source under the Apache 2.0 license,”Prefect, own website
| Rank | Open-source data orchestration tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kestra | 94.0 |
| 2 | IOMETE | 92.0 |
| 3 | Qubole | 92.0 |
| 4 | Prefect | 90.0 |
| 5 | dbt Labs | 88.0 |
| 6 | Flyte | 88.0 |
| 7 | Meltano | 88.0 |
| 8 | OLake | 82.0 |
| 9 | SymmetricDS | 82.0 |
| 10 | Curoverse | 70.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Prefect rank on Lister?
Prefect is ranked 4th of 10 in Open-source data orchestration tools (Lister Score 90.0).