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Apache Airflow vs ProcessMaker comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Airflow
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ProcessMaker
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
40th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (30th)
 

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 ProcessMaker is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apache Airflow2.4%
ProcessMaker0.9%
Other96.7%
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.
UchechiSylvanus - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead, Process Improvement & RPA at Fidelity Bank Plc
Works well, but its interface should be a bit more user-friendly
We use it for our process flows and levels of approvals, but I am not managing it directly Its performance, stability, and security are fine. Its interface should be a bit more user-friendly. I have been using this solution for close to a year. It is stable. It is easy to scale. We currently…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The user interface for monitoring and managing workflows has been excellent, particularly in the latest version. c"
"Since the solution is programmatic, it allows users to define pipelines in code rather than drag and drop."
"For low to middle scaled tasks, Apache Airflow could be a substitute for Control-M."
"It's stable."
"The solution's UI allows me to collect all the information and see the code lines."
"The user experience of Apache Airflow is good."
"We're running it on a virtual server, which we can easily upgrade if needed."
"I worked on a project at a leading German bank for two years, successfully migrating large applications with hundreds of jobs."
"What I like most is the seamlessness of the workflow capabilities."
"Its performance, stability, and security are fine."
 

Cons

"The platform's stability needs improvement, particularly regarding occasional interruptions due to networking issues."
"It would be beneficial to improve the pricing structure."
"We are not satisfied with technical support. We rely on using Google to identify solutions for the problems we have."
"The problem with Apache Airflow is that it is an open-source tool. You have to build it into a Kubernetes container, which is not easy to maintain, and I find it to be very clunky."
"Technical support is an area that needs improvement."
"Enhancements become necessary when scaling it up from a few thousand workflows to a more extensive scale of five thousand or ten thousand workflows."
"Apache Airflow could be improved by integrating some versioning principles."
"The documentation must be improved."
"Its interface should be a bit more user-friendly."
"This solution only supports basic text, but we would like to be able to insert components such as rich text, graphs, charts, pictures, and other objects."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the open-source version of Apache Airflow."
"Apache Airflow is a cheap solution."
"Apache Airflow is a product that is free of licenses, meaning there is no need to buy a license."
"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."
"Although Airflow is open source software, there's also commercial support for it by Astronomer. We personally don't use the commercial support, but it's always an option if you don't mind the extra cost."
"The cost is quite affordable."
"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."
"We have a yearly license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
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...
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Also Known As

Airflow
ProcessMaker Workflow Management & BPM, ProcessMaker BPM
 

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Sample Customers

Agari, WePay, Astronomer
Tulsa Community College, Sirius College, Mcredit Vietnam, Oregon City Schools, Lakozy Toyota, HyperCube
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