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Dev tools · March 28, 2019

Prefect – A workflow engine designed for modern data engineering

Prefect is a workflow orchestration framework for building resilient data pipelines in Python. - PrefectHQ/prefect

Prefect – A workflow engine designed for modern data engineering launched on March 28, 2019 with 59 votes, #813 of 2,994 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

In plain words

Prefect is a workflow engine built for data engineering teams. It handles the orchestration and scheduling of data pipelines, helping engineers manage complex workflows across distributed systems. The platform is designed to simplify the creation, testing, and monitoring of data processes. It's available as open-source software on GitHub, making it accessible to organizations looking to automate their data operations without proprietary constraints.

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