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Kubeflow Pipelines vs Metaflow
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| Fact | Kubeflow Pipelines | Metaflow |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Python |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 4.2k | 10k |
| Latest | 2.17.2 | 2.19.39 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 29 days between releases | about 11 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 51 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 12 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Amazon SageMaker. Alternatives to Amazon SageMaker →
PartialKubeflow PipelinesPipelines of containerised ML steps on Kubernetes.
PartialMetaflowPython flows that scale from a laptop to Kubernetes or AWS Batch, with versioned artefacts.
Kubeflow Pipelines
- 2.17.22026-09-04Version 2.17.2
- 2.17.12026-08-27Version 2.17.1
- 2.17.02026-07-09Version 2.17.0
- sdk-2.17.0-12026-07-09KFP SDK v2.17.0
- 2.16.12026-05-05Version 2.16.1
Metaflow
- 2.19.392026-09-02fix: argo conditional issue
- 2.19.382026-08-18build(deps-dev): bump js-yaml from 4.3.0 to 4.3.1 in /metaflow/plugins/cards/ui by @dependabot[bot] in
- 2.19.372026-08-11Fix duplicate test name masking parse_kube_keyvalue_list success cases
- 2.19.362026-08-05build(deps-dev): bump brace-expansion from 1.1.12 to 1.1.16 in /metaflow/plugins/cards/ui by @dependabot[bot] in
- 2.19.352026-06-24feat(tracing): respect otel service name via env variable
Kubeflow Pipelines
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Metaflow
✓ signed The latest release, 2.19.39, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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