Orloj
Orloj: A policy-controlled runtime for defining, routing, and observing multi-agent workflows. Ranked #11 of 19 in Multi Agent Systems by our editors (7.5/10); pricing: Free plan; best for teams needing policy-controlled agent execution.
At a glance
- Editor score7.5 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forTeams needing policy-controlled agent execution
- Free planYes
- Paid fromFree
- Deployment optionsBoth
- Facts checked24 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- YAML manifests define agents, tools, policies, and workflows.
- Governance includes tool permissions, approval gates, and fail-closed policies.
- Tracing, retries, and sandboxed tool execution support operational control.
Where it doesn't
- No visual builder; workflows are defined through declarative YAML.
- Managed Cloud is marked coming soon, with usage-based pricing unpublished.
- The Community plan does not include the Enterprise SSO/SAML features.
Our verdict on Orloj
Orloj is an open-source orchestration runtime for engineering and platform teams that need to coordinate multi-agent AI systems. Teams define agents, tools, policies, and workflows in declarative YAML; a server-and-worker architecture schedules and executes those workflows. Its graph model covers pipelines, fan-out/fan-in, and explicit agent handoffs, with options for local use or deployment on infrastructure such as a VPS or Kubernetes. It is a fit for teams that want execution control alongside agent coordination, rather than a visual workflow editor.
Governance and operations are central to Orloj’s feature set. Execution-layer policies, roles, tool permissions, approval gates, and fail-closed governance help teams define boundaries for agent activity. Tools can run in containers, WASM, or sandboxed execution. Lease-based task ownership, retries, idempotency, and dead-letter handling address task lifecycle concerns, while traces, message lifecycle logs, metrics, and live event streaming provide visibility into runs. Cron schedules and webhook-triggered task creation support recurring and event-driven work. Teams should assess whether YAML-based configuration and these operational controls match their engineering workflow.
The Community plan is free and open source, with unlimited agents and workflows, DAG orchestration, MCP integration, and a built-in observability console. Cloud is described as coming soon; its planned features include a managed control plane, hosted dashboard with logs and traces, and team workspaces. Enterprise adds SSO/SAML, role-based access control, on-premises or VPC deployment, and a dedicated support engineer. Orloj connects to OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Ollama, OpenAI-compatible endpoints, and MCP. Choose it when policy-controlled orchestration and self-hosting matter; teams seeking a visual builder or an available managed cloud service should look elsewhere.
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Orloj fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Free |
| Visual workflow builder | No |
| Human approval steps | Yes |
| Agent tracing | Yes |
| Deployment options | Both |
| Supported model providers | 7 |
| Coordination patterns | Pipelines, hierarchical workflows, swarm-loop topologies, fan-out/fan-in, and explicit handoffs |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Linux, Web |
| Compliance & security | SSO/SAML |
| Support | Community, Email, Live chat |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 7 integrations: OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Ollama, OpenAI-compatible model endpoints … |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | orloj.dev |
| Facts checked | 24 Sep 2026 |
Orloj integrations
Orloj lists 7 integrations on its own site.
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- AWS Bedrock
- Azure OpenAI
- Ollama
- OpenAI-compatible model endpoints
- MCP
Alternatives to Orloj
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- LangflowA visual, open-source builder for multi-agent workflows, retrieval, and deployment.8.5
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