Apache Airflow

Platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows.

Active Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 8,495 commits in the past 12 months

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At a glance

GitHub stars
47.5k
Forks
18.4k
Open issues & PRs
1.9k
Last commit
2026-11-10
Latest release
3.4.0
2026-11-06
Commits (12 mo)
8.5k
Releases (12 mo)
10+
License
Apache-2.0
Language / platform
Python, Docker

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 8,495 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the GitHub API; release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run Apache Airflow yourself

  • RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes — image apache/airflow on Docker Hub (1732117.1k pulls)

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr1 GB$5Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →
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