Metaflow

Also known as
metaflow

Available worldwide · Popular in: US

What is Metaflow?

An open-source tool that enables data scientists and engineers to move from local experimentation to scalable production systems, with features for tracking experiments, versioning data and models, and orchestrating compute across multiple cloud platforms or self-hosted infrastructure.

Independently observed

Metaflow pricing

We don't have Metaflow's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

What Metaflow does

The capabilities that matter for mlops & llmops tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Core
Tool role
Agent / RAG framework
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Managed cloud available
On-prem / VPC deployment
Observability
LLM tracing / observability
-
Evaluation (offline / LLM-judge / human)
-
Dev
Prompt management + versioning
-
Tracking
Experiment tracking / model registry
Serving
Model serving / inference endpoint
-
Interop
OpenTelemetry / OpenLLMetry compatible
Framework-agnostic
Gateway
Multi-provider model support
Data
No-train-on-customer-data guarantee
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (4)

Independently observed
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • IPython

Security & compliance

Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

Metaflow FAQ

Common questions about Metaflow, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Metaflow?

An open-source tool that enables data scientists and engineers to move from local experimentation to scalable production systems, with features for tracking experiments, versioning data and models, and orchestrating compute across multiple cloud platforms or self-hosted infrastructure. It is indexed under MLOps & LLMOps Tools.

Source: https://metaflow.org

Is Metaflow free to use?

Metaflow is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://metaflow.org

What platforms does Metaflow support?

Metaflow supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://metaflow.org

Can Metaflow be self-hosted?

Yes. Metaflow can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://metaflow.org

What does Metaflow integrate with?

We have confirmed 3 integrations for Metaflow, including AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://metaflow.org

Is Metaflow open source?

Yes. Metaflow is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.

Source: https://github.com/Netflix/metaflow

Where is Metaflow available?

Metaflow is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.

Source: https://metaflow.org

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Balanced composite 57 / 100
medium · 65%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Package downloads690.149.3
Capabilities870.076.1
Release cadence970.055.1
Development activity360.093.4
Security score690.042.9
Dependent projects340.062.1
Stars760.032.0
Integrations170.081.4
Security posture00.060.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.060.0-

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Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d13mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars10,261highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90%
Package downloads weekly193,305highsource · 2026-08-03 · 85%
Dependent repos106highsource · 2026-09-10 · 85%

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 67%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesRole: framework · Managed cloud: Yes · Self hostable: Yes · Multi provider: Yes · Vpc deployment: Yes · Otel compatible: Yesmediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count3mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryPythonhighsource · 2026-09-10 · 90%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxApache-2.0highsource · 2026-09-10 · 95%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%
Modelopen_sourcemediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days5mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 70%
History20 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 70%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Scorecard6.9highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90%
VulnerabilitiesCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=metaflow&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90%
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