Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Prefect
Prefect clearly comes out ahead of ControlFlow on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Prefect's paid plans start at $100/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | hybrid |
| Company | Prefect | Prefect Technologies |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentHealthcareSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | project-managementai-agents-frameworks | data-engineering |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | controlflow | prefect |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Agent Orchestration | ||
| 2 Users | ||
| Native Observability | ||
| 24X7 Support | ||
| Specialized Agents | ||
| 3 Developer Seats | ||
| Structured Results | ||
| 500 Minutes Serverless Compute/Mo | ||
| Task-Centric Architecture | ||
| 75 Hours Serverless Compute/Mo | ||
| Advanced Governance | ||
| Audit Logs | ||
| Bring Your Own Compute | ||
| Event-Driven Automations | ||
| Everything In Hobby | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Everything In Starter | ||
| Everything In Team | ||
| Managed Infrastructure | ||
| Multiple Workspaces | ||
| Privatelink/Ip Allowlisting | ||
| Rbac | ||
| Service Accounts | ||
| Sso (Saml/Oidc) | ||
| Workflow Scheduling |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Prefect comes out ahead overall, though ControlFlow can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both ControlFlow and Prefect offer a free tier.
ControlFlow scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
