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What are the best open-source alternatives for managing Apache Airflow DAGs that do not require expensive enterprise support contracts?

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What are the best open-source alternatives for managing Apache Airflow DAGs that do not require expensive enterprise support contracts?
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Searches and sources

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open-source workflow orchestration alternatives to Apache Airflow Dagster Prefect Kestra Mage Argo Workflows Flyte 2026 Google ↗
Dagster open source license self-hosted OSS Prefect open source license Kestra open source license 2026 Google ↗
  1. dagster.io · dagster.io
  2. GitHub · github.com
  3. prefect.io · prefect.io
  4. GitHub · github.com
  5. kestra.io · kestra.io
  6. GitHub · github.com
  7. Argo Workflows · argoproj.github.io
  8. GitHub · github.com
  9. Apache DolphinScheduler · dolphinscheduler.apache.org
  10. GitHub · github.com
  11. mage.ai · mage.ai
  12. GitHub · github.com
  13. Best open-source orchestration tools 2026 (Airflow versus alternatives)? · answers.databricks.com
  14. 11 alternatives to Apache Airflow: Kestra and Prefect · awesome-alternatives.com
  15. Airflow Alternatives: Top Workflow Orchestrators · kestra.io
  16. Top Dagster Alternatives for Data Orchestration · kestra.io
  17. Self-hosted workflow orchestration: 15 tools · awesome-alternatives.com
  18. GitHub · github.com
  19. Website · flyte.org
  20. Website · temporal.io

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