Side by side

Conductor vs Luigi

Both stand on workflow orchestration software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Conductor

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

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.

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Luigi

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

Luigi is a focused option for Python-defined batch pipelines, with task visibility and file abstractions built into its workflow model. Its self-hosted approach and lack of a visual workflow builder are worth considering before adoption.

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The facts

	Conductor	Luigi
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Self-hosted, Web	API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	2	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	conductor-oss.org	luigi.readthedocs.io
On workflow orchestration software	#15 of 38	#19 of 38

Conductor: 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.

Luigi: what it does well

Defines workflow dependencies in Python.
Web interface displays task graphs and supports filtering.
Atomic file operations help prevent partial data.
Supports Hadoop, Hive, Pig, and Spark task work.
Tested Python versions include 3.10 through 3.13.

What to know first

No visual workflow builder is listed.
No event triggers are listed.
Self-hosted deployment is required.

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