Apache Airflowapache/airflow
Author, schedule and monitor workflowsEnterpriseAutomationData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 47kApache-2.0commit 15 hours ago88worth
Open-source alternatives to Prefect
24 projects in the catalog share a category with Prefect (Automation or Data & analytics). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 17 run with Docker, 20 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
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| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefect (this project) | Docker / self-host, Library / SDK | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 24k | |
| Apache Airflow | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 47k | |
| Scrapy | Library / SDK | Not listed | BSD-3-Clause | 65k | |
| Freqtrade | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | GPL-3.0 | 55k | |
| Kestra | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 29k | |
| Dagster | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 16k | |
| Mage | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 8.8k | |
| ThingsBoard | Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 23k | |
| VeighNa | Desktop, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 46k | |
| Browser Use | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 117k | |
| World Monitor | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 88k | |
| Home Assistant | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 91k | |
| Grafana | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | AGPL-3.0 | 77k | |
| Appsmith | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 41k | |
| Redash | Docker / self-host | Yes | BSD-2-Clause | 29k | |
| ArduPilot | Library / SDK | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 16k | |
| Apache Superset | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 75k | |
| JeecgBoot | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 48k | |
| Puppeteer | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 96k | |
| scikit-learn | Library / SDK | Not listed | BSD-3-Clause | 67k | |
| ClickHouse | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 50k | |
| CCXT | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 44k | |
| Label Studio | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 28k | |
| Argo Workflows | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 17k | |
| Umami | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 39k |
Self-hosted Docker apps (17)
Freqtradefreqtrade/freqtrade
Open-source crypto trading botPersonalAutomationData & analyticsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 55kGPL-3.0commit yesterday85worth
Kestrakestra-io/kestra
Event-driven orchestration platformEnterpriseAutomationData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 29kApache-2.0commit yesterday85worth
Dagsterdagster-io/dagster
Orchestration for data assetsEnterpriseAutomationData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 16kApache-2.0commit 21 hours ago77worth
Magemage-ai/mage-ai
Build and run data pipelinesPersonalEnterpriseAutomationData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 8.8kApache-2.0commit 3 weeks ago77worth
ThingsBoardthingsboard/thingsboard
Open-source IoT platformEnterpriseAutomationData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 23kcommit yesterday73worth
World Monitorkoala73/worldmonitor
Real-time global news and geopolitical dashboardPersonalEnterpriseData & analyticsWebDocker / self-host★ 88kAGPL-3.0commit 14 hours ago88worth
Home Assistanthome-assistant/core
Open-source home automation that puts local control firstPersonalAutomationDocker / self-host★ 91kApache-2.0commit 16 hours ago87worth
Grafanagrafana/grafana
Dashboards for metrics, logs and tracesEnterpriseData & analyticsInfra & DevOpsWebDocker / self-host★ 77kAGPL-3.0commit 19 hours ago86worth
Appsmithappsmithorg/appsmith
Build admin panels and internal toolsEnterpriseWeb frameworksAutomationWebDocker / self-host★ 41kApache-2.0commit 23 hours ago86worth
Redashgetredash/redash
Query, visualize and share dataEnterpriseData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 29kBSD-2-Clausecommit 23 hours ago86worth
Apache Supersetapache/superset
Enterprise-ready data exploration and visualizationEnterpriseData & analyticsWebDocker / self-host★ 75kApache-2.0commit 14 hours ago85worth
JeecgBootjeecgboot/JeecgBoot
AI low-code platform for enterprise systemsEnterpriseWeb frameworksAutomationWebDocker / self-host★ 48kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago85worth
ClickHouseClickHouse/ClickHouse
Real-time analytics databaseEnterpriseDatabases & backendsData & analyticsDocker / self-host★ 50kApache-2.0commit 15 hours ago85worth
Label StudioHumanSignal/label-studio
Data labeling for any data typeEnterpriseAI & LLM toolingData & analyticsWebDocker / self-host★ 28kApache-2.0commit 23 hours ago85worth
Argo Workflowsargoproj/argo-workflows
Workflow engine for KubernetesEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 17kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago85worth
Umamiumami-software/umami
Privacy-focused web analyticsPersonalEnterpriseData & analyticsWebDocker / self-host★ 39kMITcommit 2 weeks ago84worth
Libraries & SDKs (7)
Scrapyscrapy/scrapy
Fast, high-level web crawling framework for PythonPersonalEnterpriseAutomationData & analyticsLibrary / SDK★ 65kBSD-3-Clausecommit 19 hours ago85worth
VeighNavnpy/vnpy
Python quant trading platformPersonalAutomationData & analyticsDesktopLibrary / SDK★ 46kMITcommit 2 months ago71worth
Browser Usebrowser-use/browser-use
Let AI agents use a web browserPersonalEnterpriseAgents & frameworksAutomationLibrary / SDK★ 117kMITcommit 17 hours ago89worth
ArduPilotArduPilot/ardupilot
Autopilot for drones, planes and roversPersonalEnterpriseAutomationLibrary / SDK★ 16kGPL-3.0commit 19 hours ago86worth
Puppeteerpuppeteer/puppeteer
Control Chrome and Firefox from JavaScriptPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationLibrary / SDK★ 96kApache-2.0commit yesterday85worth
scikit-learnscikit-learn/scikit-learn
Machine learning in PythonPersonalEnterpriseAI & LLM toolingData & analyticsLibrary / SDK★ 67kBSD-3-Clausecommit yesterday85worth
CCXTccxt/ccxt
Unified API for 100+ crypto exchangesPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsData & analyticsLibrary / SDK★ 44kMITcommit yesterday85worth