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# It's time to update your orchestrator.

Write Python. Wrap it in a @flow. Prefect brings dynamic scaling, built-in observability, and flexible workflow design to your data pipelines.

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## We built the orchestrator you've always wanted

### Instead of forcing you into rigid DAGs or DSLs, Prefect fits how you already work and helps your workflows grow with you.

Dynamic

## Workflows that respond to your data, not the other way around

Prefect’s dynamic DAG engine adapts to change, so workflows don’t stall when reality shifts.

> "With Prefect, you write your business logic, and it becomes a data processing microservice."

— Toby Rahloff, LiveEO

Pythonic

## Python-native orchestration

You don't need to rewrite your code to make it reliable. Add a few annotations and run it as-is

> "Airflow’s rigid DAG structure didn’t work well with Endpoint’s existing Python code, requiring substantial modifications…"

— Sunny Pachunuri, Endpoint

Observability

## When something breaks, you’ll know exactly why

If something fails, the reason is clear. No digging or confusion. You get the full picture, right when you need it.

> "We rely a lot on audit logs and ways to inform us when something fails… With Prefect, we know that if something fails, it really failed."

— Carlos Peralta, WHOOP

Scalability

## Run it anywhere. Scale as needed.

You choose the environment. Prefect fits into what you’ve already built and grows with it, without forcing a structure.

> "Each flow can be deployed to a unique environment… Prefect’s dependencies and environment are entirely separate from every flow it manages."

— Wendy Tang, Cash App

Open Source

### Prefect Core

Prefect Core is a self-hosted orchestration platform that provides a complete orchestration platform for your workflows.

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Enterprise

### Prefect Cloud

Prefect Cloud is a hosted service that provides a complete orchestration platform for your workflows.

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Testimonial

“Airflow was no longer a viable option for Machine Learning workflows ... we needed an orchestration platform that offers a high level of data security and can be easily adopted by ML practitioners.”

Wendy Tang

Machine Learning Engineer, Cash App

Testimonial

“Prefect's compute model associates resources with jobs rather than environments, enabling us to run diverse workflows in a unified environment. The ability to separate code and infrastructure is extremely impressive - you can define everything in a single YAML file, making it easy to specify exactly which resources you need.”

Sunny Pachuri

Data Engineering Platform Manager, Endpoint

## Why Prefect?

### Prefect empowers data and platform teams to build trustworthy workflows quickly by combining Pythonic simplicity with a secure self-service framework. Ensure resilience and efficiency at scale, while reducing your infrastructure costs by up to 70% with Prefect.

Don't take our word for it

## Learn why leaders like Cash App switched from Airflow to Prefect

Case Study

## Cash App Upgrades From Airflow to Prefect To Power Machine Learning Workflows

Cash App switched from Airflow to Prefect when their machine learning needs outgrew basic ETL pipelines, enabling faster fraud prevention model deployment while maintaining strict security. See how their ML team gained the flexibility to rapidly combat new fraud patterns across multiple cloud environments.

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Case Study

## Rent The Runway Slashes Implementation Time With Prefect

Rent the Runway's transition from Airflow to Prefect transformed their data operations, dramatically reducing workflow implementation time while cutting infrastructure costs. See how this fashion-tech pioneer orchestrates data for 2.5 million customers and 750+ designer brands.

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Case Study

## Endpoint Saves 73% In Costs By Switching From Airflow To Prefect

After upgrading their data orchestration platform from Airflow to Prefect, Endpoint tripled its production and reduced costs by 73%. Learn more by reading the full article.

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## What Our Users Are Saying

Sunny Pachunuri, Data Engineering and Platform Manager, Endpoint

The Data Engineering and MLOps teams were impressed by the elimination of retrofitting requirements. Switching from Astronomer to Prefect resulted in a 73.78% reduction in invoice costs alone.

Wendy Tang, Machine Learning Engineer, Cash App

We took all the Prefect features and designed an architecture that really works for our infrastructure provisioning and our organization.

Data Platform Engineer, Kraft Analytics Group

Prefect gives us the granular flexibility to build a custom platform that would work for our entire organization, without needing a bloated infra architecture.

Mike Grabbe, Principal Data Engineer, EF Education First

Our job is to provide data analysts and data scientists the data they need to create data products that drive business value. And beyond that, we focus on enabling our data scientists by removing roadblocks and giving them powerful tools that make their jobs easier. Prefect is allowing us to achieve these objectives.

Lee Mendelowitz, Lead Data Engineer, Washington Nationals

With Prefect we can define our workflows precisely, using code that's under version control. Features like tasks, task dependencies & retries, and mapping make it easy to write robust data imports and data pipelines.

Alex Welch, Head of Data, dbt Labs

We use Prefect to orchestrate dbt Cloud jobs right alongside other data tools. It brings visibility to our entire pipeline and streamlines our deployments. By combining Prefect and dbt Cloud, you get the best of both worlds without sacrificing functionality, governance, or velocity.

Nelson Griffiths, Engineering Lead, Double River Investments

Prefect allows us to create a microservices-like architecture for our data pipelines, essentially acting as a contract between independent teams.

## Get Started With Prefect

Open Source

### Prefect Core

Prefect Core is a self-hosted orchestration platform that provides a complete orchestration platform for your workflows.

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Enterprise

### Prefect Cloud

Prefect Cloud is a hosted service that provides a complete orchestration platform for your workflows.

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Community

### Community

Join 25,000+ developers building and sharing workflows with Prefect.

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### Docs

Dive into our in-depth technical guide to get started with Prefect.

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## Resources

#### Cash App Gains Flexibility in ML Workflows with Prefect

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#### How Cox Auto Uses Prefect to Meet Analytics Demands

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#### Endpoint Cut Costs by 73% After Switching From Airflow to Prefect

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#### How DBT Labs Unlocked Platform Observability with Prefect

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#### EF Education Tours Unblocks Data Science Teams with Prefect

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