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Kestra, Open source declarative data orchestration
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    • Platform Overview
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    • Start orchestrating your first workflows.

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      • Workflow components
        Get to know the main orchestration components of a Kestra workflow

      • Videos tutorials
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      Features

    • Declarative Orchestration
      Infrastructure as Code for All Your Workflows

    • Automation Platform
      Scheduling and Automation Made Easy

    • Language Agnostic
      Separate your Business Logic from Orchestration Logic

    • Kestra's Terraform Provider
      Deploy and manage all Kestra resources with Terraform

    • API-First
      Learn more about Kestra’s API features

      Use Cases

    • For Data Engineers
      Orchestrate your Data Pipelines, Automate Processes, and Harness the Power of Your Data

    • For Software Engineers
      Boost Productivity, Simplify Processes, and Accelerate Microservice Deployment

    • For Platform Engineers
      Automate, Scale, Provision and Optimize Your Infrastructure

      Industries

    • For Retail
      Empower retail businesses with an event-driven, language-agnostic orchestration platform that scales

    • For Healthcare
      Streamline data processing, accelerate research, and enhance collaboration in healthcare

    • For Automotive
      Ensure seamless operations and optimized performance across all processes.

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      Ask any questions and share your feedback

    • Partners
      Use our partner ecosystem to accelerate your Kestra adoption

    • About Us
      Discover the team and values behind Kestra

    • Platform Overview

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Product

  • Open Source
    Explore Kestra's Core Capabilities

  • Enterprise Edition
    Security and Governance for Enterprise Needs

  • Cloud EditionPrivate Alpha
    Register for the Cloud Edition

  • Platform Overview
    Powerful capabilities from the UI

Start
orchestrating your
first workflows.

Quickstart Guide

  • Workflow components
    Get to know the main orchestration components of a Kestra workflow

  • Videos tutorials
    Get started with our video tutorials

Features

  • Declarative Orchestration
    Infrastructure as Code for All Your Workflows

  • Automation Platform
    Scheduling and Automation Made Easy

  • Language Agnostic
    Separate your Business Logic from Orchestration Logic

  • Kestra's Terraform Provider
    Deploy and manage all Kestra resources with Terraform

  • API-First
    Learn more about Kestra’s API features

Use Cases

  • For Data Engineers
    Orchestrate your Data Pipelines, Automate Processes, and Harness the Power of Your Data

  • For Software Engineers
    Boost Productivity, Simplify Processes, and Accelerate Microservice Deployment

  • For Platform Engineers
    Automate, Scale, Provision and Optimize Your Infrastructure

Industries

  • For Retail
    Empower retail businesses with an event-driven, language-agnostic orchestration platform that scales

  • For Healthcare
    Streamline data processing, accelerate research, and enhance collaboration in healthcare

  • For Automotive
    Ensure seamless operations and optimized performance across all processes.

Explore blueprints

Explore blueprints to kick-start
your next flow.

Explore

RESOURCES

  • Blog
    Company news, product updates, and engineering deep dives

  • Video Tutorials
    Get started with our video tutorials

  • FAQ
    FAQ about the product and the company

DISCOVER

  • Community Overview
    Ask any questions and share your feedback

  • Partner
    Use our partner ecosystem to accelerate your Kestra adoption

  • About Us
    Discover the team and values behind Kestra

Platform Overview

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