Best Conductor Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from workflow orchestration software ranked against Conductor on the same published basis.
- 1Conductor vs Kestra
- 2Conductor vs Bonita
- 3Conductor vs Workflow Engine
- 4Conductor vs Camunda
- 5Conductor vs ActiveBatch
- 6Conductor vs Argo Workflows
- 7Conductor vs Windmill
- 8Conductor vs Temporal
- 9Conductor vs Apache Airflow
- 10Conductor vs Flowable
- 11Conductor vs Google Cloud Workflows
- 12Conductor vs Nintex Automation CE
- 13Conductor vs Bizagi Modeler
- 14Conductor vs Dagster
- 15Conductor vs Prefect
- 16Conductor vs dagster-slurm
- 17Conductor vs Inngest
- 18Conductor vs Restate
- 19Conductor vs Trigger.dev
- 20Conductor vs AWS Step Functions
Conductor alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kestra | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Bonita | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Workflow Engine | 7.9 | Free plan | $666.67/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Camunda | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | ActiveBatch | 7.5 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Argo Workflows | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Windmill | 7.5 | Free plan | $120/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Temporal | 7.4 | No | $50/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Apache Airflow | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Flowable | 7.3 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Google Cloud Workflows | 7.2 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | Nintex Automation CE | 7.2 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 13 | Bizagi Modeler | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows |
| 14 | Dagster | 7.0 | No | $10/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Prefect | 7.0 | Free plan | $100/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | dagster-slurm | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 17 | Inngest | 6.9 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Restate | 6.9 | Free plan | $75/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | Trigger.dev | 6.9 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | AWS Step Functions | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
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Questions about Conductor alternatives
What is the best alternative to Conductor?
Kestra, number 1 in workflow orchestration software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Bonita, Workflow Engine, Camunda and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Conductor?
Kestra is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.