Google Cloud Workflows comparisons
Google Cloud Workflows is compared head-to-head with AWS Step Functions, Apache Airflow and jBPM and more: 6 head-to-heads in Workflow Orchestration Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Google Cloud Workflows head-to-head
- Google Cloud Workflows vs AWS Step Functions
- Google Cloud Workflows vs Apache Airflow
- Google Cloud Workflows vs jBPM
- Google Cloud Workflows vs Camunda
- Google Cloud Workflows vs Apache DolphinScheduler
- Google Cloud Workflows vs Temporal
Google Cloud Workflows vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Visual workflow builder | Event triggers | Automatic retries | Execution observability | Deployment model | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Google Cloud Workflows | Yes | $0.01/unit/mo | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 8.9 |
| 1 | AWS Step Functions | Yes | $1/unit usage-based | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 9.3 |
| 2 | Apache Airflow | Yes | Free | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Self-hosted | 9.2 |
| 4 | jBPM | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Self-hosted | 9.0 | |
| 5 | Camunda | Yes | 8.9 | ||||||
| 6 | Apache DolphinScheduler | Free | Yes | Yes | Self-hosted | 8.9 | |||
| 8 | Temporal | Yes | $500/mo | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hybrid | 8.8 |
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