Head to head
| Metric | Kestra | Apache Airflow | Dagster | Prefect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 30.2k | 47.4k | 16.4k | 24.1k |
| Weekly downloads | n/a | 1.4M | 2.6M | 1.9M |
| Download growth | n/a | -12% | +31% | +19% |
| Popularity score | 82/100 | 80/100 | 78/100 | 78/100 |
| Forks | 3.5k | 18.3k | 2.4k | 2.6k |
| Open issues | 701 | 1.9k | 2.6k | 897 |
| Last commit | 5d ago | 1d ago | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Latest version | n/a | 3.4.0Nov 6, 2026 | 1.13.29Nov 5, 2026 | 3.9.2Nov 6, 2026 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| First released | 2019 | 2015 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Signals | Rising | Popular | None | None |
| Listed in | Data Engineering & Analytics › Workflow Orchestration | Data Engineering & Analytics › Workflow Orchestration | Data Engineering & Analytics › Workflow Orchestration | Data Engineering & Analytics › Workflow Orchestration |
Weekly downloads over time
Hover for exact values; switch to log scale for tools of very different sizes. Not shown (no comparable download data): Kestra.
- Apache Airflow
- Dagster
- Prefect