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Apache Airflow
Industry-standard Python workflow scheduler for data teams
★ Stars47.2k47,217 on GitHub
Last commit19 Oct 2026
LicenceApache-2.0SPDX, from the repository
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Apache Airflow orchestrates batch workflows as DAGs in Python. Widely used for ETL and ML pipelines; many vendors offer managed Airflow.
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| Runs on | Linux, Self-hosted |
|---|---|
| Hosting | Self-host |
| Commercial use | Allowed Open-source licence (Apache-2.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use. |
Sources: airflow.apache.org · opensource.org/osd, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.
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