# Prefect vs Rivery

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Prefect

| Attribute | Prefect | Rivery |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 69.8 (76% (high)) | 61.8 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 767 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 23,691 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 2,710,819 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A workflow orchestration platform that enables teams to build resilient automated processes using Python, with features like automatic retries, state tracking, and run observability. Supports flexible deployment options ranging from managed cloud infrastructure to self-hosted environments on Kubernetes or user-provided compute. | Cloud ELT platform for building end-to-end data pipelines with data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, reverse ETL, and CDC replication. Supports no-code and custom Python code for analytics and AI use cases. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"orchestrator","lineage":true,"paradigm":"batch","dbt_native":true,"python_first":true,"managed_cloud":true,"connector_count":"Not specified","self_hosted_oss":true,"incremental_runs":true,"distributed_executor":true}` | `{"cdc":true,"role":"elt","paradigm":"both","python_first":true,"managed_cloud":true,"connector_count":"200+"}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 200 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Pydantic AI"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"dbt"}]` | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Tableau"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Amazon Redshift"},{"name":"Azure Synapse Analytics"},{"name":"Databricks"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free forever","features":["workflow scheduling","workflow observability","logging & alerting"],"minSeats":2,"description":"Starter tier for individual workflows","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"2","deployments":"5","run_retention":"7 days","serverless_compute":"500 min/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$100/mo","features":["bring your own compute","webhooks","API access"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams bringing their own compute infrastructure","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"3","deployments":"20","serverless_compute":"75 hours/mo","api_requests_per_min":"1250"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$100/user/mo","features":["service accounts","audit logging","team collaboration"],"minSeats":4,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Multi-user collaboration with governance features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"4-8","deployments":"100","serverless_compute":"225 hours/mo","audit_log_retention_hours":"24"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["SSO (SAML/OIDC)","RBAC with object-level ACLs","multiple workspaces","directory sync (SCIM)","IP allowlisting","PrivateLink private networking"],"minSeats":5,"description":"Custom deployment with advanced security and compliance","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"deployments":"unlimited","serverless_compute":"custom"}}],"summary":"Free tier. Starter from $100/mo. Team at $100/user/mo. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.prefect.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:26:09.793Z","startingPrice":{"amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Base","summary":"Free to start. Usage-based pricing at $0.9 per BDU credit with annual discounts.","features":["Two Users","One Environment","Unlimited Connections","Workflow Orchestration","Built-in Version Control","SQL Transformations","200+ Data Sources","All Target Destinations","Database Migrations","Pre-built Kits"],"minSeats":2,"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"BDU credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.9,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Introductory pay-as-you-go edition with core workflow orchestration and version control","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"2","connections":"Unlimited","environments":"1","max_sync_frequency":"60 min"}},{"free":true,"name":"Professional","summary":"Free to start. Unlimited users, Python code execution, 15 min sync frequency.","features":["Unlimited Users & RBAC","Two Environments","Run Python Code","Built-in CI/CD","Rivery API & CLI Access","SQL & Python Transformations","All Base features"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"BDU credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.9,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Core functionality for small data teams with Python support and CI/CD","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","environments":"2","max_sync_frequency":"15 min"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro Plus","summary":"Contact sales for pricing. 3 environments, SSO, PrivateLink, Reverse SSH.","features":["All Professional features","Three Environments","Single Sign-On & SCIM","PrivateLink","Reverse SSH API","High-frequency API syncs"],"description":"For data teams with larger data replication needs and advanced deployment options","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"environments":"3","max_sync_frequency":"15 min"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales for pricing. Unlimited environments, VPN, Oracle CDC, Enterprise SLA.","features":["All Pro Plus features","Unlimited Environments","VPN Tunnels","Oracle CDC","Enterprise SLA","5 minute sync frequency"],"description":"For enterprises with extensive data, security, and compliance requirements","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"environments":"Unlimited","max_sync_frequency":"5 min"}}],"summary":"Usage-based BDU credit model starting at $0.9 per credit. Free tier available with Base and Professional tiers. Four editions scaling from entry-level to Enterprise.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://rivery.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T14:29:04.024Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.4","date":"2026-08-25T17:15:13Z","type":"stable","version":"3.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.4.dev7","date":"2026-08-25T08:17:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.4.dev7"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.4.dev6","date":"2026-08-22T08:08:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.4.dev6"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.4.dev5","date":"2026-08-21T08:15:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.4.dev5"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.4.dev4","date":"2026-08-20T08:14:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.4.dev4"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.4.dev3","date":"2026-08-19T08:12:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.4.dev3"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.4.dev2","date":"2026-08-18T08:12:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.4.dev2"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.4.dev1","date":"2026-08-14T08:31:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.4.dev1"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.3","date":"2026-08-13T18:53:23Z","type":"stable","version":"3.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.3.dev3","date":"2026-08-13T08:33:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.3.dev3"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.3.dev2","date":"2026-08-12T08:32:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.3.dev2"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.3.dev1","date":"2026-08-11T08:23:35Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.3.dev1"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.2","date":"2026-08-07T21:15:48Z","type":"stable","version":"3.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.2.dev6","date":"2026-08-07T08:27:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.2.dev6"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.2.dev5","date":"2026-08-06T08:59:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.2.dev5"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.2.dev4","date":"2026-08-05T08:58:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.2.dev4"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.2.dev3","date":"2026-08-04T09:00:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.2.dev3"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.2.dev2","date":"2026-08-03T09:13:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.2.dev2"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.2.dev1","date":"2026-08-01T08:49:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"3.8.2.dev1"},{"url":"https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.1","date":"2026-07-30T21:15:25Z","type":"stable","version":"3.8.1"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 6.9 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":8,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=prefect&per_page=100","last_12m":6,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Data Engineering Tools)

| Capability | Prefect | Rivery |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool role | Orchestrator | ELT / ingestion |
| Processing paradigm | Batch | Batch + streaming |
| **Connectivity** |  |  |
| Connector count | Not specified | 200+ |
| CDC / log-based replication | - | ✓ |
| **Transformation** |  |  |
| In-warehouse transformation (push-down) | - | - |
| dbt-native orchestration | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hosted / open-source available | ✓ | - |
| Managed cloud available | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Data lineage / asset catalog | ✓ | - |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Python-first authoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Execution** |  |  |
| Incremental / partition-aware runs | ✓ | - |
| **Quality** |  |  |
| Built-in data quality / tests | - | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Horizontal scale (distributed executor) | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:16:23.394Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*