Best Workflow Orchestration Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Kestra is ranked #1 of 36 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Bonita and Camunda. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Bonita. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Google Cloud Workflows at $0.01/mo.
When a process spans steps, events, or systems, workflow orchestration software can coordinate how those pieces run. Camunda, Kestra, and Temporal appear among the first entries in the ranking. Compared on event triggers and automatic retries, the options can be weighed by how workflows start and handle another attempt. Execution observability, human approvals, and deployment model add further comparison points, while a visual workflow builder may suit the way you prefer to define processes. Check the listed free-plan availability and paid-from pricing too. Consider the workflows you need to coordinate and compare the entries on the capabilities shown.
36 workflow orchestration software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Kestra Top pick · 7.4 Free plan · Free
#2 Bonita Runner-up · 7.3 Free plan · Free
#3 Camunda Also great · 7.2 Free plan · Free
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Visual workflow builder
- Yes
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Visual workflow builder
- Yes
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Visual workflow builder
- No
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 120 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$120/mofirst paid tier About WindmillVisit site - Free plan WebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 99 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$99/mofirst paid tier About InngestVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 100 /mo
- Visual workflow builder
- No
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$100/mofirst paid tier About PrefectVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Visual workflow builder
- Yes
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Visual workflow builder
- No
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.01/mofirst paid tier About Google Cloud WorkflowsVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 10 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About Trigger.devVisit site - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Visual workflow builder
- No
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$50/mofirst paid tier About TemporalVisit site - Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Visual workflow builder
- Yes
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiLinuxWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 2,400 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Visual workflow builder
- Yes
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 10 /mo
- Visual workflow builder
- No
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About DagsterVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.14/mofirst paid tier About KeboolaVisit site - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Visual workflow builder
- Yes
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Visual workflow builder
- No
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - api
- Free plan
- No
- Visual workflow builder
- Yes
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebLinux
- Event triggers
- Yes
- Automatic retries
- Yes
- Execution observability
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which workflow orchestration software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Kestra is ranked #1 of 36 with a score of 7.4. Bonita is second and Camunda third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Google Cloud Workflows has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.