PrefectCloud
PrefectCloud is a managed workflow orchestration service for scheduling, monitoring, and managing data pipelines. · Prefect · DevOps & CI
Overview
PrefectCloud provides a managed platform for orchestrating, scheduling, and monitoring data workflows, with a generous free tier suitable for small teams and projects.
Good fit
Use PrefectCloud when you need to orchestrate, schedule, and monitor Python-based data workflows without managing your own infrastructure.
- data teams
- ML engineers
- analytics engineers
Not a fit
Avoid if you require on-premises orchestration, need advanced enterprise features, or must run non-Python workflows.
- require on-premises
- need non-Python support
- require advanced RBAC
Quickstart · 5 steps
- Sign up for a PrefectCloud account.
- Install the Prefect Python package locally.
- Connect your local Prefect agent to PrefectCloud.
- Define and register a flow using Prefect's Python API.
- Run and monitor your flow from the PrefectCloud dashboard.
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