Kestra vs StackStorm
A side-by-side comparison of Kestra and StackStorm — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Event-driven orchestration platform for scheduled and API-triggered workflows | Event-driven automation and auto-remediation platform (IFTTT for ops) |
| Category | Automation & iPaaS | Automation & iPaaS |
| Replaces | Zapier, Workato | Zapier, Workato |
| GitHub stars | 27k | 6.5k |
| Language | Java | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 5/5 Advanced |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual | Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 6 days ago | 8 months ago |
| View repo | View repo |
