Kestra Community Edition
Event-triggered code, schedules, retries, logs, and a workflow engine built for keeping receipts.
Technical Profile & Specs
verified 2026-08-11
- Cost
- $0 / forever (Open Source)
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Hosting Model
- Local or hosted (your machine or their cloud)
- Platforms
- webself-hosteddocker to self-host
- Installation
- Kestra Cloud signup or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL for self-hosting
- Operational Setup
- Self-hosting needs Docker, PostgreSQL and persistent storage; production webhooks also require a public URL, TLS, secrets, backups, and plugin/runtime configuration
- Where Your Data Lives
- Workflow definitions and execution state in PostgreSQL; task outputs and artifacts in Kestra internal storage on a Docker volume, filesystem, or configured object store
- The Catch / Trade-off
- It is a heavier orchestration platform with more infrastructure concepts and fewer instant consumer-SaaS actions than Pipedream's quick hosted trigger-plus-code workflow.
Replaces 1 paid app
up to $29/mo ($348/yr) in subscriptions
Kestra Community Edition FAQ
Common questions
Is Kestra Community Edition free and open source?+
Kestra Community Edition is an open-source tool licensed under Apache-2.0 that runs on local or hosted. Event-triggered code, schedules, retries, logs, and a workflow engine built for keeping receipts.
What paid software does Kestra Community Edition replace?+
Kestra Community Edition serves as a free replacement for 1 paid SaaS application: Pipedream, saving up to $29/month ($348/year) in subscription bills.
How do you install and set up Kestra Community Edition?+
Installation: Kestra Cloud signup or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL for self-hosting. Setup notes: Self-hosting needs Docker, PostgreSQL and persistent storage; production webhooks also require a public URL, TLS, secrets, backups, and plugin/runtime configuration
What is the catch or trade-off with Kestra Community Edition?+
It is a heavier orchestration platform with more infrastructure concepts and fewer instant consumer-SaaS actions than Pipedream's quick hosted trigger-plus-code workflow.