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Why it stands out
Prefect is often the pragmatic choice when a team wants modern orchestration without taking on more platform ceremony than the workload justifies.
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Prefect is a workflow orchestration platform for data and automation workloads, with a free Hobby tier, Starter at $100/month, and Team at $100 per user/month.
Workflow orchestration for data and automation jobs
Prefect is a strong option for teams that want flexible Python-native orchestration without buying into a heavier scheduler-first platform. It works well when the real need is operating flows, retries, deployments, and infrastructure boundaries cleanly across data, automation, and application-adjacent jobs.
The official pricing page is unusually transparent. Hobby is free forever, Starter is listed at $100 per month, and Team is listed at $100 per user per month. Higher Pro, Enterprise, and Customer Managed tiers move to custom pricing for organizations that need more users, security, or self-hosted control.
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Editorial take
Prefect is often the pragmatic choice when a team wants modern orchestration without taking on more platform ceremony than the workload justifies.
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Pricing snapshot
Prefect Hobby is free forever. Starter is $100/month, Team is $100 per user/month, and larger Pro, Enterprise, and Customer Managed tiers are custom-priced.
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