Prefect

Prefect is ranked #9 of 36 in workflow orchestration software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $100/mo.

Prefect plans and pricing

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Hobby Free Free forever 2 users · 1 workspace · 5 deployments · 500 min/mo Prefect Serverless · 7 days run retention · Community support prefect.io · 30 Sept 2026

Team $100/mo $100/user/mo 4–8 users · Up to 100 deployments · 225 hours of Prefect Serverless · 24 hour audit log prefect.io · 30 Sept 2026

Starter $100/mo $100/mo 3 users · Up to 20 deployments · 75 hours of Prefect Serverless · 1,250 API requests/min prefect.io · 30 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom Unlimited deployments · SSO (SAML/OIDC) · RBAC + ACLs · Multiple workspaces · Directory Sync (SCIM) · IP allowlisting & PrivateLink prefect.io · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on workflow orchestration software

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $100/mo

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Prefect

Purpose: Prefect is a workflow orchestration platform for data, machine learning, and agents, with workflows written as plain Python.
Python framework: The open-source Prefect framework lets users turn existing Python code into workflows by adding decorators, without rigid DAG structures or a custom DSL.
Durable execution: Prefect describes durable execution features including state tracking, automatic retries, caching, and recovery from failures.
Monitoring: Prefect provides workflow observability with run timelines, logs, and alerts for failures, SLA misses, and late runs.
Scheduling and automation: The platform supports cron and event-driven scheduling, backfills, and workflow triggers from webhooks, cloud events, or state changes.
Execution options: Prefect Cloud offers managed serverless execution or hybrid execution in a customer's infrastructure, and Prefect also offers self-hosted orchestration.
Integrations: The integrations directory lists AWS, Azure, Bitbucket, Dask, Databricks, dbt, Docker, GCP, GitHub, Kubernetes, Slack, Snowflake, and other integrations.
Security: Prefect states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant, and describes itself as HIPAA ready.
Hybrid data control: In hybrid execution, workers poll through outbound-only connections while code and data remain in the customer's infrastructure; Prefect Cloud hosts the control plane and metadata.
Security controls: The security page lists TLS 1.2 or higher, encryption at rest, workspace-unique encryption keys, RBAC, SSO, SCIM, audit logs, and IP allowlisting.
Plan limits: The Hobby plan includes 2 users, 1 workspace, 5 deployments, 500 minutes per month of Serverless credits, and 7 days of run retention.
Support: The pricing comparison lists Community as Hobby's support channel, and the homepage says every enterprise plan has a 30-minute response SLA.
Open-source license: Prefect says its open-source engine is licensed under Apache 2.0 and can be used, modified, and distributed commercially.
Founded: 2018
Price from: $100/mo

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Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Workflow Orchestration Software in 2026#9 of 36
Best Workload Automation Software in 2026#8 of 22
Best DataOps Platforms in 2026#5 of 16

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Sources

prefect.io· checked 30 Sept 2026
prefect.io/prefect/open-source· checked 30 Sept 2026
prefect.io/prefect/cloud· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.prefect.io/integrations· checked 30 Sept 2026
prefect.io/security· checked 30 Sept 2026
prefect.io/pricing· checked 30 Sept 2026