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Open Source Orchestration & Scheduling Tools

A curated collection of the best open source tools for automating and managing workflows, tasks, and containers..

Manage Linux servers with ease through a modern web interface
  • Stars

    37,370
  • Last commit

    8 hours ago
  • License

    GPL-3.0
Comprehensive web-based tool for Linux server administration with integrated website, database, container, and LLM management capabilities.

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Declarative workflow orchestration for data, AI, and infra
  • Stars

    30,148
  • Last commit

    8 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
YAML-based orchestration platform with 1400+ plugins for running data pipelines, AI workflows, and infrastructure automation across teams at scale.

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Build resilient applications with durable execution workflows
  • Stars

    24,195
  • Last commit

    8 hours ago
  • License

    MIT
Open source platform that eliminates infrastructure complexity by handling failures, network issues, and long-running processes to ensure reliable workflow execution

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Python-native workflow orchestration for data and ML teams
  • Stars

    24,117
  • Last commit

    16 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Orchestrate data pipelines, ML jobs, and agent workflows in plain Python with automatic retries, scheduling, and a unified UI for every run across your infrastructure.

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Run long-running AI tasks without timeouts or servers
  • Stars

    16,716
  • Last commit

    2 days ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Open source TypeScript platform for building and deploying AI agents and background workflows with retries, queues, observability, and elastic scaling.

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Distributed task queue for background jobs and workflows
  • Stars

    8,225
  • Last commit

    14 hours ago
  • License

    MIT
Durable orchestration platform for managing AI agents, scheduling background tasks, and running mission-critical workflows.

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Get alerted when cron jobs and scheduled tasks miss their run
  • Stars

    10,499
  • Last commit

    8 hours ago
  • License

    BSD-3-Clause
Monitors cron jobs, background workers, and scheduled tasks by expecting periodic HTTP pings and alerting you when they stop arriving on time.

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Magical data pipeline tool for seamless transformations
  • Stars

    8,841
  • Last commit

    13 days ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Open-source data pipeline platform for effortless data integration, transformation, and orchestration using Python, SQL, and R.

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Effortless event-driven workflows for modern applications
  • Stars

    6,021
  • Last commit

    8 hours ago
  • License

    SSPL-1.0
Simplify backend processes with event-driven functions, seamless integrations, and powerful debugging tools for developers.

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YAML-defined workflow orchestration, no database required
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days4,547
  • Last commit

    8 hours ago
  • License

    GPL-3.0
Single-binary workflow orchestrator that runs scheduled DAGs locally or over SSH, with retries, human tasks, a built-in Web UI, and file-based state storage.

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Simplify container deployment across environments
  • Stars

    1,846
  • Last commit

    23 days ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Effortless container orchestration platform for seamless deployment, management, and monitoring of applications across multiple environments.

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Revolutionizing data processing with Compute Over Data
  • Stars

    876
  • Last commit

    4 days ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Bacalhau is an open-source platform for fast, cost-effective, and secure distributed computing, seamlessly integrating with Docker and WebAssembly workflows.