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What Conductor is

Conductor is an open-source platform for building and coordinating AI agents and workflows with durable execution. It saves workflow and task state, with recovery after worker or infrastructure failures, and supports retries, timeouts, pausing, resuming and termination. Workflows can use nested loops, dynamic branching and sub-workflows, including workflows with thousands of tasks. AI features include native LLM tasks, MCP tool discovery and calls, human approval steps, and vector workflows for retrieval-augmented generation. Conductor supports agents built with LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK and the OpenAI SDK; its integrations also cover event-driven orchestration and Agent2Agent connections. SDKs are listed for Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, Go, Ruby and Rust. The Apache 2.0-licensed project can be self-hosted where Docker runs. Redis is the default storage and Elasticsearch handles indexing, though storage and queue providers can be replaced. The self-hosted OSS plan and hosted Developer Edition are each listed as free.

Who it suits

Conductor is designed for developers who build workers and tasks in a programming language. It suits teams that need durable workflow execution and AI agent orchestration.

What it does well

  • Persists task and workflow state for recovery.
  • Supports retries, timeouts, pause, resume and termination.
  • Offers SDKs for eight listed languages.
  • Self-hosted OSS and hosted Developer Edition are free.

What to know first

  • Redis and Elasticsearch are the default storage components.
  • It is designed for developers who write code.
  • Self-hosting requires infrastructure where Docker runs.

Limits

The OSS plan is self-hosted on your infrastructure. The free hosted Developer Edition is listed as a free hosted version of Conductor.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Conductor OSSApache 2.0 licensed · self-hosted on your infrastructureFree
Orkes Conductor Developer EditionFree hosted version of ConductorFree

As conductor-oss.org lists them, read 7 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Visit the Conductor website.
  2. Choose the self-hosted OSS plan at no cost or the hosted Developer Edition at no cost.
  3. For self-hosting, use the documented Docker deployment on infrastructure where Docker runs.
  4. Select an SDK for Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, Go, Ruby, or Rust.
  5. Build workers and tasks in a preferred programming language.

Verdict

Conductor brings durable workflow controls, agent integrations and AI-specific tasks into one open-source platform. Choose between its self-hosted OSS plan and hosted Developer Edition, both listed as free.

Questions

Is Conductor free?

Yes. The self-hosted OSS and hosted Developer Edition plans are each listed as free.

Is Conductor open source?

Yes. Conductor is Apache 2.0 licensed.

Can I host it myself?

Yes. The OSS plan is self-hosted, and the project documents Docker deployment for infrastructure where Docker runs.

Which programming languages have SDKs?

The project lists Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, Go, Ruby, and Rust SDKs.

Which agent frameworks can I use?

The site says users can bring agents from LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, and the OpenAI SDK.

Where can I get support?

The project directs users to its public Slack community to ask questions and share resources.

Facts from Conductor's own pages

Agent frameworks
The site says users can bring agents from LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, and the OpenAI SDK. · conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
AI capabilities
Conductor provides native LLM tasks, MCP tool discovery and calls, human approval, and vector workflows for retrieval-augmented generation. · docs.conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
Deployment
The project documents self-hosting with Docker and says Conductor runs anywhere Docker runs. · docs.conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
Durable execution
Conductor persists workflow and task state and supports recovery after worker or infrastructure failure, retries, timeouts, pause, resume, and termination. · docs.conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
Integrations
The integration guide describes event-driven orchestration, MCP tool integration, and Agent2Agent integration with independently deployed agents. · docs.conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
Intended users
The FAQ says Conductor is designed for developers who write code, with workers and tasks built in a preferred programming language. · docs.conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
Languages
The project lists SDKs for Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, Go, Ruby, and Rust. · conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
License
Conductor is Apache 2.0 licensed and can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure. · docs.conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
Storage
Conductor uses Redis by default and Elasticsearch for indexing, and its storage layers can be replaced with alternative backends and queue providers. · docs.conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs users to its public Slack community to ask questions and share resources. · conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
What it does
Conductor is an open-source platform for building and orchestrating AI agents and workflows on a durable execution engine. · conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026
Workflow scale
The documentation says Conductor supports nested loops, dynamic branching, sub-workflows, and workflows with thousands of tasks. · docs.conductor-oss.org, 7 Oct 2026

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