What is Windmill? Windmill turns scripts into operational workflows, APIs and internal applications. Developers can build around existing code and offer controlled forms or apps to colleagues who run the resulting processes.
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Visit Windmill ↗ Who should take a closer look? Engineering teams turning scripts into shared internal software.
Explore the required features and plan before choosing. Windmill vs Kestra
Plan availability Free self-hosted Community edition Free Community self-hosting is available with edition limits; no continuing hosted free allowance is assumed here.
See pricing considerations → Buying considerations Community has user, workspace and SSO limits despite unlimited executions. Audit logs, external secret backends and some deployment controls require Enterprise. Compute, operator access and developer seats need a combined budget.
Alternatives to Windmill Kestra orchestrates scheduled and event-driven work through declarative workflows. Its YAML and guided editors can coordinate scripts, data services and infrastructure tasks without requiring every task to use one language.
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Windmill features Vendor-described capabilities; availability can depend on the plan.
✓ Scripts and visual workflows✓ Internal apps and generated forms✓ Scheduling and worker-based execution
Windmill pricing considerations Free self-hosted Community edition Cloud and self-hosted paid configurations depend on seats and compute. Obtain a quote using the intended developers, operators and worker layout.
Free Community self-hosting is available with edition limits; no continuing hosted free allowance is assumed here.
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What to check before choosing Community has user, workspace and SSO limits despite unlimited executions. Audit logs, external secret backends and some deployment controls require Enterprise. Compute, operator access and developer seats need a combined budget. Test the same sample work, confirm your required plan and check how to export your data before committing.
Windmill FAQs Does Windmill have a free plan? Free Community self-hosting is available with edition limits; no continuing hosted free allowance is assumed here.
Who is Windmill for? Engineering teams turning scripts into shared internal software.
What should I compare before buying? Check the tier that contains your essential features, confirm plan limits and compare the total quote with your own expected usage.