Prefect

Python workflow orchestration with a modern control plane

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Last commit17 Oct 2026
LicenceApache-2.0SPDX, from the repository
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Prefect is a workflow orchestration platform for Python dataflows, with an open-source engine and Prefect Cloud for hosting the control plane.

Fit: hosting and licence

Runs onLinux, Web, Self-hosted
HostingSelf-host or cloud
Commercial useAllowed
Open-source licence (Apache-2.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use.

Sources: prefect.io · opensource.org/osd, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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