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Apache Airflow vs Beans Route comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Airflow
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Beans Route
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
27th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Apache Airflow is 2.4%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Beans Route is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apache Airflow2.4%
Beans Route0.4%
Other97.2%
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2754210 - PeerSpot reviewer
Administrator at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Open workflows have simplified data ingestion and curation but still need better UI and scheduler resilience
I think there could be improvements or enhancements in Apache Airflow in terms of having a better UI experience. The UX can be done a bit better. The web interface of Apache Airflow has helped me in tracking and troubleshooting since I'm operational and part of the operational side of Apache Airflow. Mostly, I go into the logs of the web server and scheduler to check what's happening in the back-end instead of looking at the front-end. The UI can give errors related to pipelines, but it can be more improved if we get errors related to import errors and scheduling errors. These areas can be improved. Other than a better UI experience, I would want to see improvements in the scheduler. Sometimes, for user-made mistakes, the scheduler goes down. I experienced this issue and I'm not sure whether it got fixed right now or not. If a user is building a data pipeline in Apache Airflow and a user makes a mistake in their code, that makes the scheduler go down and eventually Apache Airflow goes down. That is not what is expected. If that gets fixed, then it can do wonders.
JG
Key principal at Soluciones Integrales e Innovación Tecnológica Sustentable
Provides effective real-time messaging functionality and seamless integration with third-party applications
We use the product to manage our organization's internal communication and collaboration tools across multiple teams. We operate in a hybrid work environment, and this solution has become integral to our remote working infrastructure. We rely on it to handle real-time communication, project…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is flexible for all programming languages for all frameworks."
"I love this solution."
"The most valuable feature of Apache Airflow is creating and scheduling jobs. Additionally, the reattempt at failed jobs is useful."
"The UI is very simple and easy to learn."
"One of its most valuable features is the graphical user interface, providing a visual representation of the pipeline status, successes, failures, and informative developer messages."
"The core features are strong, which are supported by Apache Airflow variables, DAGs, and connections."
"It helped us to manage the complex workflows and orchestration of tasks efficiently."
"Apache Airflow is easy to scale and its UI improves with each release."
"The product's most valuable features are its real-time messaging and collaboration tools."
 

Cons

"We are not satisfied with technical support. We rely on using Google to identify solutions for the problems we have."
"There are some drawbacks to this solution. The code does not cover all tasks in the data warehouse automation process."
"I would like to see it more friendly for other use cases."
"We have faced scenarios where Apache Airflow becomes non-responsive, leading to job failures. To resolve such situations, we had to manually reboot Apache Airflow since it doesn't provide an option to restart within the application. This necessitated modifying some configurations to initiate a restart of all Apache Airflow components. Although Apache Airflow is generally dependable, it may occasionally encounter glitches that can disrupt production flows and batches."
"For admins, there should be improved logging capabilities because Apache Airflow does have logging, but it's limited to some database data."
"The documentation must be improved."
"There is a minor issue with the manual work in Airflow, as everyday activities are managed manually. There is no dashboard for us to check all the Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs); a dashboard would help us analyze the work better."
"It would be beneficial to improve the pricing structure."
"The product could benefit from improvements in its user interface, especially in simplifying navigation across different features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's open source. You can install it locally on your own system. If you are deploying it in the production system, you normally deploy it on some cloud, such as EC2 service, which would have some cost. If you are setting up a Docker container or something for Apache Airflow yourself, which is quite easy, you can do pretty much everything online."
"Apache Airflow is open-source and free. Hyperscalers like Google (with Composer), Azure, and AWS offer managed Airflow services."
"It is an open-source solution."
"The pricing for the product is reasonable."
"Apache Airflow is a free solution that can be downloaded and ready for use at any moment."
"The solution is cheap."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"It is an open-source tool. There are no additional fees or charges associated with the product."
"The platform's pricing is generally competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise25
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Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - Camunda Platform or Apache Airflow?
Camunda Platform allows for visual demonstration and presentation of business process flows. The flexible Java-based option was a big win for us and allows for the integration of microservices very...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Airflow?
We don't experience issues with pricing as Apache Airflow is part of a larger platform. It is a sub-feature and not an individual purchase.
What needs improvement with Apache Airflow?
Sometimes I feel that the scheduler in Apache Airflow does not work properly, with tasks not getting triggered. Additionally, the UI may be a bit more responsive. Logging and debugging can be enhan...
What needs improvement with Beans Route?
The product could benefit from improvements in its user interface, especially in simplifying navigation across different features. Additionally, the mobile version could be optimized for better res...
What is your primary use case for Beans Route?
We use the product to manage our organization's internal communication and collaboration tools across multiple teams. We operate in a hybrid work environment, and this solution has become integral ...
 

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Sample Customers

Agari, WePay, Astronomer
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