
prefect
Python workflow orchestration framework
Mature enough to put in production this quarter.
Small data teams with Python workflows
Manual scripting or paid Zapier/IFTTT
Steep learning curve and potential performance overhead
Install Prefect with pip and run a tutorial example
The numbers
Maintainers describe it as: “Prefect is a workflow orchestration framework for building resilient data pipelines in Python.”
prefect, in short
- Should a small team use prefect?
- Adopt now. Mature enough to put in production this quarter. Small data teams with Python workflows
- What does prefect actually do?
- Python workflow orchestration framework
- What does prefect replace?
- Manual scripting or paid Zapier/IFTTT
- What is the downside of prefect?
- Steep learning curve and potential performance overhead
- Can prefect be used in a commercial product?
- Its licence is Apache-2.0, which is permissive and generally fine for commercial use. Confirm against the LICENSE file in the repository.
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