# Kestra: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 25 judge labels across 3 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/kestra

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Workflow orchestration](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/workflow-orchestration/index.md) | 0% | 13 | 9% | 22 |
| [Managed file transfer](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-file-transfer/index.md) | 0% | 58 | 0% | 2 |
| [ETL and ELT](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/etl-and-elt/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "For teams that want simple YAML-based workflows and minimal setup, Kestra is a good option." (Mistral Small, Orchestration)
- "Choose Kestra for a broad, declarative platform spanning data, infrastructure, and AI." (Perplexity Sonar, Orchestration)
- "Kestra provides an event-driven, micro-orchestrator experience using simple YAML files" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Orchestration)
- "Airflow and Kestra are top open-source choices to coordinate your pipelines" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, ETL)

## And against it

- "Many current open core tools like Kestra and Dagster keep essential enterprise features – especially security features like SSO – locked behind their enterprise versions." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Orchestration)
- "Emerging/niche tools (e.g., Kestra, Temporal): Generally positive, but watch for immaturity" (Grok 4.20, Orchestration)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Kestra, from 41 of the 45 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- kestra.io: 31 (its own site)
- getorchestra.io: 20
- zapier.com: 16
- github.com: 12
- ones.com: 12
- pracdata.io: 12
- ajelix.com: 11
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com: 10
- daily.dev: 8
- prefect.io: 8

### Pages cited

- https://zapier.com/blog/workflow-orchestration-tools: 14
- https://kestra.io/resources/infrastructure/workflow-orchestration-tools: 13
- https://pracdata.io/p/state-of-workflow-orchestration-ecosystem-2025: 12
- https://ajelix.com/ai/workflow-orchestration-tools: 11
- https://skyvia.com/blog/best-data-orchestration-tools: 8
- https://daily.dev/posts/workflow-orchestration-tools-qeb9ptbuy: 7
- https://guptadeepak.com/tools/top-6-workflow-orchestration-platforms-2026: 7
- https://ones.com/blog/solution-guide/workflow-orchestration-tools-2026: 7

## In its own words

What Kestra's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Open-source declarative orchestration platform for data, AI, and infrastructure workflows. (https://kestra.io/)
- For: data engineers, software engineers, platform engineers (https://kestra.io/)
- Price stated: Open Source: Free Forever; Cloud: Pay only for what you use; Enterprise Edition: Annual subscription — contact sales (https://kestra.io/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://kestra.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Free Forever (https://kestra.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 2000 (https://kestra.io/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR
- Customers named: JPMorgan Chase, Foundation Direct, Crédit Agricole, Fila, Leroy Merlin France, Riverside, Víssimo Group, Amdocs

## What it publishes

Every page kestra.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 4751 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 428 pages, 105 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- case study: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-10-22
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 18 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- comparison: 149 pages, 42 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- template or tool: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 14 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- podcast or video: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Agent observability https://kestra.io/resources/ai/agent-observability
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Kestra academy launch https://kestra.io/blogs/kestra-academy-launch
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Dbt orchestration https://kestra.io/resources/data/dbt-orchestration
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Infrastructure orchestration https://kestra.io/resources/infrastructure/infrastructure-orchestration
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Sap data integration tool https://kestra.io/resources/data/sap-data-integration-tool
- Recent: 2026-09-22 glossary or explainer: What is a frontier engineer https://kestra.io/blogs/what-is-a-frontier-engineer

## 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.