Prefect
Data confidence: HighWorkflow orchestration framework for data and ML pipelines
Prefect has a Developer Momentum Index of 15, ranking #106 of 262 companies. Key metrics include 10.1M monthly package downloads, 21.8K GitHub stars, $46M in total funding.
Developer Adoption
Developer Adoption
Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
github contributors remained stable at 35 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github contributors |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 35 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 35 |
PyPI Download Trend
PyPI Downloads grew from 10,073,838 to 10,130,941 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 10,073,838 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 10,130,941 |
Key Signals
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
Category Benchmark
75 AI Infrastructure companies30-Day Trends
PyPI Downloads
PyPI Downloads grew from 10,073,838 to 10,130,941 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 10,073,838 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 10,130,941 |
GitHub Stars
GitHub Stars grew from 21,695 to 21,782 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github stars |
|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2026 | 21,695 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 21,701 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 21,715 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 21,729 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 21,745 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 21,772 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 21,780 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 21,782 |
HN Mentions
HN Mentions grew from 7 to 11 (+57.1%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 7 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 5 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 5 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 5 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 7 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 7 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 11 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 11 |
Funding Rounds
2021 · Tiger Global
2021 · Positive Sum
2019 · Harrison Metal
According to AI-Buzz, Prefect has 10,130,941 PyPI downloads in 30 days, with 35 active contributors in 30 days, ranks #25 in AI Infrastructure for HN discussion share (out of 75 tracked with 0.7% of HN discussion), with 0% positive developer sentiment (11 HN comments analyzed), with 113 commits/week (steady).
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Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
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Description
Workflow orchestration framework for data and ML pipelines
Estimated Company Size
50 - 100 employees
Website
prefect.ioDetails
Founded
2018
Data Confidence
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