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Comparison

Apache Airflow vs Windmill

Pick Apache Airflow when

  • Data teams with complex, code-defined pipelines
  • Batch ETL scheduling and monitoring at scale
  • Orgs with DevOps capacity or managed-hosting budget

When Apache Airflow is not a fit

  • Small teams that just need cron-style scheduled scripts
  • Non-developers . every workflow is Python code
  • Real-time or streaming workloads (batch-oriented tool)
  • Teams with nobody to patch, secure, and operate it

Sources

  1. Apache Airflow Review: the good, the bad - Start Data Engineeringstartdataengineering.com
    review
  2. Apache Airflow Reviews | G2g2.com
    review
  3. Is Apache Airflow Still the Gold Standard? An In-Depth 2025 Reviewsider.ai
    review
  4. The Good and the Bad of Apache Airflow Pipeline Orchestration - AltexSoftaltexsoft.com
    review
  5. Reddit: Apache Airflow sucks change my mindreddit.com
    review
  6. Reddit: Airflow setup costs $1500/monthreddit.com
    review
  7. Companies that use Apache Airflow (53,871) | TheirStacktheirstack.com
    news
  8. Misconfigured Apache Airflow servers leak thousands of credentialsbleepingcomputer.com
    news
  9. CVE-2026-33858: Apache Airflow RCE Vulnerabilitysentinelone.com
    security
  10. Apache Airflow vulnerabilities . 36 known CVEs | IsItPatchedisitpatched.com
    security
  11. Apache Airflow Pricing (2026): Free Core + Managed Plansmodern-datatools.com
    official
  12. Amazon MWAA Pricingaws.amazon.com
    official
  13. ASF Announces Apache Airflow as a Top-Level Projectnews.apache.org
    official
  14. Billie saves up to 20% warehousing cost with Apache Airflow | Fivetran Case Studyfivetran.com
    official