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Flyte vs Prefect
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Flyte | Prefect |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Python |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 7.6k | 24k |
| Latest | v1.16.9 | 3.8.8 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 3 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 41 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 51 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Apache Airflow. Alternatives to Apache Airflow →
PartialFlyteTyped, containerised Python workflows on Kubernetes, aimed at ML and data pipelines.
Full replacementPrefectWorkflows as plain Python functions with decorators, without DAG files.
Flyte
- v2.0.502026-09-24fix(flytek8s): dedupe container env vars by name in DecorateEnvVars
- v1.16.92026-09-24[Feat] add sleep plugin
- v2.0.492026-09-18build(deps): bump github.com/onsi/gomega from 1.42.1 to 1.43.0 by @dependabot[bot] in
- v2.0.482026-09-03ArtifactSpec.parent_artifact and ProducedArtifact.parent_artifact are replaced in place by repeated parent_artifacts (s…
- v2.0.472026-09-02Artifact lineage is now a full reference: ArtifactSpec.parent_artifact and ProducedArtifact.parent_artifact (core.Artif…
Prefect
- 3.8.82026-10-063.8.8 - I take my wildcards literally
- 3.8.8.dev42026-10-063.8.8.dev4: Nightly Development Releasepre-release
- 3.8.8.dev32026-10-023.8.8.dev3: Nightly Development Releasepre-release
- 3.8.8.dev22026-10-013.8.8.dev2: Nightly Development Releasepre-release
- 3.8.8.dev12026-09-303.8.8.dev1: Nightly Development Releasepre-release
Flyte
✓ signed The latest release, v1.16.9, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Prefect
✓ signed The latest release, 3.8.8, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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