# Apache Airflow

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/apache-airflow
- **Category:** Data Engineering Tools
- **Homepage:** https://airflow.apache.org
- **Also known as:** apache-airflow
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T14:30:20.274Z

## Vioscale score

**70.7 / 100**, confidence 49% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 67.1 | 0.094 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 88 | 0.029 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| integrations | 52.1 | 0.175 | 9.1 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 0.105 | 6.6 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 94.4 | 0.058 | 5.5 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.082 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 87 | 0.152 | 13.2 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://airflow.apache.org). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

Apache Airflow is an open-source platform for programmatically authoring, scheduling, and monitoring workflows using Python.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Integrations (50)

_Independently observed._

- Airbyte
- Alibaba
- Amazon Web Services
- Anthropic
- Apache Beam
- Apache Cassandra
- Apache Druid
- Apache Flink
- Apache Hive
- Apache Kafka
- Apache Spark
- ArangoDB
- Asana
- Atlassian Jira
- ClickHouse
- Cohere
- Databricks
- Datadog
- dbt Cloud
- Discord
- Docker
- Elasticsearch
- Exasol
- Facebook
- GitHub
- Google Cloud Platform
- Hashicorp
- IBM
- Influx DB
- Informatica
- Jenkins
- Keycloak
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft SQL Server
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- Neo4j
- OpenAI
- OpenLineage
- OpenSearch
- Opsgenie
- Oracle
- Pagerduty
- Papermill
- PgVector
- Pinecone
- PostgreSQL
- Presto
- Qdrant
- Redis

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Data Engineering Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Tool role | Orchestrator |
| Processing paradigm | Batch |
| **Connectivity** | |
| Connector count | - |
| 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) | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/apache/airflow/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 4,970,830 | [link](https://pypistats.org/packages/apache-airflow) | 2026-08-01 | 85% (high) |
| adoption.github_stars | 46,350 | [link](https://github.com/apache/airflow) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Python | [link](https://github.com/apache/airflow) | 2026-08-01 | 98% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/apache/airflow) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://airflow.apache.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://airflow.apache.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://airflow.apache.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://airflow.apache.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 10 | [link](https://github.com/apache/airflow/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 64 | [link](https://airflow.apache.org) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

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