Kestra
Event-driven, language-agnostic platform to create, schedule, and monitor workflows. In code. Coordinate data pipelines and tasks such as ETL and ELT.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 96% of tracked projects; popularity more than 91%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 28k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v2.0.3 · 22 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Docker |
Is Kestra actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 4239 commits, of which 1452 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 484 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, v2.0.3, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 32 projects we track in Automation, Kestra ranks #3 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Kestra actually does
Kestra is an event-driven automation platform designed to schedule, execute, and monitor workflows defined in code. It provides a centralised system to coordinate complex data pipelines and operational tasks, such as ETL and ELT processes, across different programming languages.
Best fit: It suits technical teams that need to manage programmatic workflows and data pipelines using code-based configurations within an event-driven architecture.
Worth knowing: Adopting a new workflow orchestrator introduces a learning curve for defining processes in its specific syntax, and it will overlap heavily with established orchestration alternatives you might already run.
Deployment notes
Because it runs via Docker, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for state storage, provision an external database, and set up a reverse proxy with TLS termination for secure access.
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