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    Apache Airflow

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AApache Airflow is an open source tool that can be used to programmatically author, schedule and monitor data pipelines using Python and SQL.N/A

    Camunda

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACamunda is a process orchestration tool designed to help organizations design, automate, and improve any process. Built for business and IT collaboration using BPMN and DMN standards, Camunda aims to enable seamless integration across endpoints to transform mission-critical processes.N/A
    Pricing
    Apache AirflowCamunda
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    Apache AirflowCamunda
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Apache
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Apache AirflowCamunda
    Workload Automation
    Comparison of Workload Automation features of Apache Airflow and Camunda
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    8.5
    12 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Camunda
    -
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    Multi-platform scheduling9.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Central monitoring8.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logging8.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and notifications9.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analysis and visualization6.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application integration9.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Apache Airflow and Camunda
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    -
    Ratings
    Camunda
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Apache Airflow and Camunda
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    -
    Ratings
    Camunda
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Apache Airflow and Camunda
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    -
    Ratings
    Camunda
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Process designer00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Business Process Automation
    Comparison of Business Process Automation features of Apache Airflow and Camunda
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    -
    Ratings
    Camunda
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Business Process Modeling00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Decision Modeling00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Apache AirflowCamunda
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    Bizagi
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    JAMS
    Score7.9 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Redwood RunMyJobs
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Apache AirflowCamunda
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Apache AirflowCamunda
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    Airflow is well-suited for data engineering pipelines, creating scheduled workflows, and working with various data sources. You can implement almost any kind of DAG for any use case using the different operators or enforce your operator using the Python operator with ease. The MLOps feature of Airflow can be enhanced to match MLFlow-like features, making Airflow the go-to solution for all workloads, from data science to data engineering.
    Incentivized
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    Camunda
    Camunda Platform is well suited for scenarios where there are different stages in a business flow and the flow is driven by user action at each stage. For example placing of an order on an ecommerce platform. Depending on whether user was able to make the payment or not the workflow would go to dispatch or retry stage. Now the retry stage would trigger further actions like sending follow up emails etc. Likewise, dispatch stage would have a different set of actions. Since every order is important and we need to know where it stands, using Camunda Platform is imperative. Camunda Platform might not be a right choice where just a one off thing needs to be done. For example, uploading of product information by user or periodic processing of heavy images by a worker. These are all either one step processes or periodic automated processes where we can track the status without using a business modeler like Camunda Platform.
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    Pros
    Apache
    • Apache Airflow is one of the best Orchestration platforms and a go-to scheduler for teams building a data platform or pipelines.
    • Apache Airflow supports multiple operators, such as the Databricks, Spark, and Python operators. All of these provide us with functionality to implement any business logic.
    • Apache Airflow is highly scalable, and we can run a large number of DAGs with ease. It provided HA and replication for workers. Maintaining airflow deployments is very easy, even for smaller teams, and we also get lots of metrics for observability.
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    Camunda
    • Asynchronous functionality of Camunda Platform and different types of gateways.
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    Cons
    Apache
    • UI/Dashboard can be updated to be customisable, and jobs summary in groups of errors/failures/success, instead of each job, so that a summary of errors can be used as a starting point for reviewing them.
    • Navigation - It's a bit dated. Could do with more modern web navigation UX. i.e. sidebars navigation instead of browser back/forward.
    • Again core functional reorg in terms of UX. Navigation can be improved for core functions as well, instead of discovery.
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    Camunda
    • Camunda expects that you will develop your own user interfaces. This is either a benefit or a barrier depending on your perspective on packaged UI.
    • As an open source vendor, Camunda is under-covered in analyst reports.
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    Usability
    Apache
    For its capability to connect with multicloud environments. Access Control management is something that we don't get in all the schedulers and orchestrators. But although it provides so many flexibility and options to due to python , some level of knowledge of python is needed to be able to build workflows.
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    Camunda
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    Camunda
    Camunda provides pretty standard product support offerings.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apache
    Multiple DAGs can be orchestrated simultaneously at varying times, and runs can be reproduced or replicated with relative ease. Overall, utilizing Apache Airflow is easier to use than other solutions now on the market. It is simple to integrate in Apache Airflow, and the workflow can be monitored and scheduling can be done quickly using Apache Airflow. We advocate using this tool for automating the data pipeline or process.
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    Camunda
    Lacks good documentation. Training and documentation is geared towards those who are already technically adept. Does not have as many data integrations as other full fledged products. Paid version of Camunda is not as fully fledged as other products.
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    Return on Investment
    Apache
    • Impact Depends on number of workflows. If there are lot of workflows then it has a better usecase as the implementation is justified as it needs resources , dedicated VMs, Database that has a cost
    • Donot use it if you have very less usecases
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    Camunda
    • The positive impact is that we are able to ensure the business process is being followed and that results in orders getting processed successfully leading to customer satisfaction and revenue
    • Another positive impact is that we are able to track any anomalies and any errors in the order flow and retry them so that users don't have a negative experience.
    • A negative point is that it is an overhead to maintain so there is significant engineering effort getting invested there
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