Prefect pricing
Prefect is free and open source. Starter plan: $100/month. Free plan: Hobby, free forever.
Open sourceSelf-hostablePrices last checked Nov 8, 2026
Prefect plans and prices
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Prefect pricing facts
4 of 4 verified- Free plan
- Hobby, free forever
- Checked Nov 8, 2026prefect.io(opens source in a new tab)
- “Copy page as Markdown · llms.txt Choose the right plan Hobby Free forever Deploy workflows instantly.”
- Free plan limits
- 2 users, 5 deployments
- Checked Nov 8, 2026prefect.io(opens source in a new tab)
- “Workflow scheduling 2 users Up to 5 deployments”
- Starter plan
- $100/month
- Checked Nov 8, 2026prefect.io(opens source in a new tab)
- “Starter $100 /mo Bring your own compute.”
- Team plan
- $100 per user/month
- Checked Nov 8, 2026prefect.io(opens source in a new tab)
- “Team $100 /user/mo Team collaboration with service accounts and audit logs.”
Prefect price history
We've tracked Prefect's prices since Nov 8, 2026 and re-check them against prefect.io regularly. No price changes so far.
Prefect alternatives by price
Starting prices from each app's own site, ranked by our alternatives score.
| App | Pricing | Price | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
 Astronomer (Astro) | Paid | Deployments from $0.35/hr (Developer) | No |
 Dagster | Open source | $10/month plus credits | — |
 Apache Airflow | Open source | — | — |
 Argo Workflows | Open source | — | — |
 Flyte | Open source | — | — |
 Windmill | Open source | — | — |
Prefect pricing: common questions
Is Prefect free?
Yes, Prefect is free to use.
How much does Prefect cost?
Starter plan: $100/month, according to prefect.io (checked Nov 8, 2026). Prices can vary by country and billing period.
What are free alternatives to Prefect?
Free or freemium alternatives include Apache Airflow, Dagster, Argo Workflows and Flyte. Open-source options: Apache Airflow, Dagster and Argo Workflows.