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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)
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Beans Route
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
86th
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 November 2026, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Apache Airflow is 2.3%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Beans Route is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apache Airflow2.3%
Beans Route0.3%
Other97.4%
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

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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

"To increase efficiency, it's quite simple to add dbt tasks to an Apache Airflow pipeline or orchestration file. With the tool, you can specify dependencies."
"The reason we went with Airflow is its DAG presentation, that shows the relationships among everything. It's more of a configuration-driven workflow."
"The UI is very simple and easy to learn."
"I would rate Apache Airflow from one to ten points overall as ten points, which means it is a very good solution."
"Apache Airflow is useful for workflow automation, making it capable of automating pipelines, data pipelines, and data warehouse processes."
"The best feature is the customization that can be done using Python."
"We have been quite satisfied with the stability of the solution."
"The initial setup was straightforward and it does not take long to complete."
"The product's most valuable features are its real-time messaging and collaboration tools."
 

Cons

"There are some drawbacks to this solution. The code does not cover all tasks in the data warehouse automation process."
"One specific feature that is missing from Airflow is that the steps of your workflow are not pipelined, meaning the stageless steps of any workflow. Not every workflow can be implemented within Airflow."
"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."
"The UI is a little bit outdated according to modern standards."
"One area for improvement would be to address specific functionalities removed in recent updates that were previously useful for our operations."
"I would like to see workflow integration across the servers."
"The in-built package dependencies in Python have some issues in Apache Airflow, making it an area that needs improvement."
"The platform's stability needs improvement, particularly regarding occasional interruptions due to networking issues."
"The product could benefit from improvements in its user interface, especially in simplifying navigation across different features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the open-source version of Apache Airflow."
"The solution is free if you use Amazon AWS."
"I use the tool's open-source version."
"Apache Airflow is a cheap solution."
"We use a community edition of Apache Airflow. It is open source and free."
"It is an open-source solution."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"Apache Airflow is a cheap solution."
"The platform's pricing is generally competitive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
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Company Size

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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...
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