Best YAWL Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from workflow orchestration software ranked against YAWL on the same published basis.
- 1YAWL vs Kestra
- 2YAWL vs Argo Workflows
- 3YAWL vs Bonita
- 4YAWL vs Workflow Engine
- 5YAWL vs Camunda
- 6YAWL vs Apache Airflow
- 7YAWL vs Windmill
- 8YAWL vs Bizagi Modeler
- 9YAWL vs Inngest
- 10YAWL vs Prefect
- 11YAWL vs AWS Step Functions
- 12YAWL vs dagster-slurm
- 13YAWL vs Google Cloud Workflows
- 14YAWL vs Restate
- 15YAWL vs Trigger.dev
- 16YAWL vs Keboola
- 17YAWL vs Temporal
- 18YAWL vs ActiveBatch
- 19YAWL vs Flowable
- 20YAWL vs BMC Helix AIOps
YAWL alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kestra | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Argo Workflows | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Bonita | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Workflow Engine | 7.3 | Free plan | $666.67/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Camunda | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Apache Airflow | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Windmill | 7.1 | Free plan | $120/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Bizagi Modeler | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows |
| 9 | Inngest | 6.9 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Prefect | 6.9 | Free plan | $100/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | AWS Step Functions | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 12 | dagster-slurm | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 13 | Google Cloud Workflows | 6.8 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | API, Web |
| 14 | Restate | 6.8 | Free plan | $75/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Trigger.dev | 6.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Keboola | 6.7 | Free plan | $0.14/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Temporal | 6.7 | No | $50/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | ActiveBatch | 6.6 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Flowable | 6.6 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | BMC Helix AIOps | 6.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
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Questions about YAWL alternatives
What is the best alternative to YAWL?
Kestra, number 1 in workflow orchestration software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Argo Workflows, Bonita, Workflow Engine and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to YAWL?
Kestra is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.