# Apache Airflow via Astronomer: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/apache-airflow-via-astronomer

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Workflow orchestration](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/workflow-orchestration/index.md) | 0% | 82 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Expensive managed option: Astronomer typically runs $1,500–5,000/month... Steeper learning curve and operational burden if self-hosted" (Kimi K2, Orchestration)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Apache Airflow via Astronomer, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- andreinita.co: 1
- croncore.com: 1
- dagster.io: 1
- datamax.ai: 1
- devopsschool.com: 1
- fivetran.com: 1
- getbruin.com: 1
- getorchestra.io: 1
- github.com: 1
- infomsp.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://andreinita.co/blog/airflow-vs-prefect-vs-dagster: 1
- https://croncore.com/services/data-engineering-analytics: 1
- https://dagster.io/pricing: 1
- https://datamax.ai/en/blog/why-your-data-platform-bill-is-growing: 1
- https://devopsschool.com/blog/top-10-data-pipeline-orchestration-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison: 1
- https://fivetran.com/learn/best-data-pipeline-tools: 1
- https://getbruin.com/blog/best-data-pipeline-tools-2026: 1
- https://getorchestra.io/blog/best-managed-data-orchestration-tools: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.