{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "kestra", "name": "Kestra", "vendor": "Kestra Technologies", "vendorUrl": "https://kestra.io", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Kestra is an open-source workflow orchestrator from Kestra Technologies. Flows are written in YAML and run on a server the owner hosts, with a REST API, SDKs in four languages and flows exposed as MCP tools.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kestra", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kestra.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kestra.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kestra.json", "repo": "https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra", "license": "Apache-2.0 (open-source server and SDK repository). Enterprise Edition and Kestra Cloud are commercial", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "oci", "name": "kestra/kestra" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "kestrapy" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@kestra-io/kestra-sdk" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The open-source edition takes HTTP Basic auth with one username and password, set in `kestra.server.basic-auth` or on the setup page at first start. That credential has full access. Bearer API tokens, service accounts, OAuth, SSO and role-based access are in the Enterprise Edition and Kestra Cloud only. Access to open source is self-serve, by running the server. Webhook triggers are called with a key in the URL path.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "The open-source edition is free under Apache-2.0 with unlimited flows and executions, and an agent can start on it with no contract or account. Enterprise Edition is an annual subscription per instance through sales, with no public price. Kestra Cloud is by access request, with 14 days free and no card, then billed on task runs and Cloud runner time at rates that are not published (https://kestra.io/pricing, checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the OpenAPI spec or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 29427, "npmWeekly": 244, "pypiWeekly": 170, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://kestra.io/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://kestra.io/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://kestra.io/kestra.yml", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.code", "automation.webhooks", "automation.apps", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "self-hosted", "open-source", "local", "hosted", "freemium", "openapi", "llms-txt", "mcp", "python", "typescript", "java", "go", "webhooks", "enterprise", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-05", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 63.6, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 351, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 93, "payments": 50, "reliability": 89, "schema": 82, "security": 41, "transparency": 69 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": -7, "negativeNotes": [ "Five advisories rated critical were published on the repository in six months. GHSA-365w-2m69-mp9x (CVE-2026-34612, remote code execution through SQL injection, 30 March 2026), GHSA-5vc5-wxxq-3fjx and GHSA-2q47-568g-9h4f (CVE-2026-49869 and CVE-2026-53576, unauthenticated remote code execution through authentication filter bypass, 3 June 2026), and GHSA-rjhm-qm6w-m7x9 and GHSA-j5cv-8rw9-vv2p (unauthenticated remote code execution and authentication bypass, 29 September 2026). All are fixed, in 1.3.38 and 1.0.60 at the latest, and the maintainers published each one, so the deduction is reduced (https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra/security/advisories).", "Two further high advisories affected the default open-source setup. GHSA-hrr4-xg8h-5p6f, an unauthenticated gRPC control plane on port 50051, fixed in 2.0.3 and published 29 September 2026, and GHSA-94pv-f379-3gp3, a revoked administrator credential that stayed valid, fixed in 1.3.41 and published 6 October 2026 (https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra/security/advisories)." ], "verdict": "Kestra's open-source edition has a 216-operation OpenAPI spec, Markdown docs for agents and weekly patch releases on two long-term support lines. Its only credential is one basic-auth username and password with full access, and five critical advisories were published between March and September 2026, all fixed.", "bestFor": "Engineering and data teams that want declarative YAML flows with scripts in any language, run on their own infrastructure.", "strengths": [ "OpenAPI 3.0.1 spec for the open-source API with 216 operations, 213 of them documenting 401, 403 and 500 as problem+json", "Every docs page is served as Markdown by adding `.md`, with `llms.txt` and `llms-full.txt`", "32 releases between 15 July and 5 October 2026, with patches each week on the 1.3 and 2.0 long-term support lines", "Any flow becomes an MCP tool through `McpToolTrigger`, with read-only, destructive and idempotent hints set per flow", "Apache-2.0 server, and usage reporting documented field by field with two switches to turn it off" ], "weaknesses": [ "The open-source edition has one basic-auth username and password. API tokens, service accounts, RBAC and audit logs need Enterprise or Cloud", "Five critical advisories from 30 March to 29 September 2026, four of them unauthenticated remote code execution or authentication bypass, all fixed", "Kestra Cloud is request-access with no public price, and Enterprise is sold by annual contract through sales", "No rate limits and no idempotency key on the API. The correlation ID pattern needs a guard written into the flow", "The docs say `kestrapy` 2.0.1 imports `regex` without declaring it, so a plain install fails on import" ], "agentNotes": [ "Run 2.0.5 or 1.3.42 or later. Earlier builds carry unauthenticated remote code execution advisories fixed in 1.3.38 and 2.0.3", "Set `kestra.server.basic-auth` in the config file before first start. Without it the setup page is open to anyone who reaches the port", "Put the tenant in the path. Open-source instances use `main`, as in `/api/v1/main/executions/{namespace}/{id}`", "Send flow inputs as multipart form fields, and add `wait=true` to get the finished execution in the same call", "Keep port 8081 off any shared network. The management endpoints there skip the API's basic auth" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 63.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 93, "payments": 50, "reliability": 89, "schema": 82, "security": 41, "transparency": 86 }, "provenanceScore": 51 }, "connect": { "install": "docker run --pull=always --rm -it -p 8080:8080 --user=root --name kestra -v kestra_data:/app/storage -v kestra_db:/app/data -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v /tmp:/tmp -e KESTRA_PLUGINS_AUTO_INSTALL_ENABLED=true kestra/kestra:latest-slim server local", "http": "curl -X POST -u 'admin@kestra.io:kestra' http://localhost:8080/api/v1/main/executions/company.team/hello_world", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add \u003cserver-id\u003e \u003cserver-url\u003e --transport http --header \"Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'username:password' | base64)\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/kestra" }, "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Kestra Technologies SAS", "domain": "kestra.io", "domainRegistered": "2019-12-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": false, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/kestra-io/kestra/releases", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Cloud terms name Kestra Technologies SAS (RCS 900 427 873), 81 rue du Pré Catelan, 59110 La Madeleine, France, and Kestra Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, for customers billed in the Americas.", "No terms or privacy link is given because the edition graded is Apache-2.0 software the owner runs. The Kestra Cloud Terms of Service and Kestra Cloud Privacy Policy (both 14 September 2026) say they do not cover the open-source project, and the privacy policy at kestra.io/privacy-policy covers only the website.", "The API answers on the owner's own host. Only the documentation MCP server (api.kestra.io) and the usage reports go to a Kestra domain.", "https://kestra.io/.well-known/security.txt names security@kestra.io and the GitHub advisory form, and expires on 26 August 2028.", "RDAP for kestra.io gives a registration date of 2019-12-18.", "status.kestra.io did not answer our requests on 8 October 2026 and no status page is linked from the pricing, security or Cloud pages." ], "score": 51 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kestra.json" }, "answer": "Kestra scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Make API + MCP's 58.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Make API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth.", "b": { "slug": "make", "name": "Make API + MCP", "vendor": "Make (Celonis)", "vendorUrl": "https://www.make.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "REST API (v2) for scenarios, runs, connections, webhooks, data stores and teams, plus a hosted MCP server that runs on-demand scenarios as tools and, on paid plans, manages the account.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/make", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/make.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/make.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/make.json", "license": "proprietary", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://eu1.make.com/api/v2", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "API tokens with read and write scopes, sent as `Authorization: Token \u003ctoken\u003e`, one token per zone. Zones are eu1, eu2, us1 and us2 on make.com, plus eu1 and us1 on make.celonis.com. OAuth 2.0 clients (code flow with refresh or PKCE) on request. The MCP server takes OAuth at https://mcp.make.com, or an MCP token either in a header at https://\u003czone\u003e/mcp or in the path at https://\u003czone\u003e/mcp/u/\u003ctoken\u003e.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Billed in credits, one credit per module action. Free 1,000 credits a month with a 15-minute minimum schedule and 5-minute runs, no card. Core $12 a month, Pro $21 and Teams $38 on monthly billing, each from 10,000 credits a month, with 1-minute schedules and 40-minute runs. Yearly billing saves 15 per cent or more. Extra credits come in bundles of 1,000 or 10,000. AI modules can use more than one credit per action. Enterprise is custom (https://www.make.com/en/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$12 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.make.com/api-documentation", "llmsTxt": "https://developers.make.com/llms.txt", "registryName": "com.make/mcp-server", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.webhooks", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "no-card", "mcp", "llms-txt", "closed-source", "enterprise", "webhooks" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 58.7, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 516, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 36, "payments": 30, "reliability": 63, "schema": 66, "security": 68, "transparency": 72 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Hosted MCP server with OAuth, and scenario run tools on the free plan. No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK.", "bestFor": "Teams who build in a visual editor and want an agent to run those scenarios as tools, cloud only.", "strengths": [ "Hosted MCP server with OAuth, and scenario run tools on the free plan", "About 35 read and write token scopes, and per-token control over which scenarios become tools", "API rate limits published per plan, from 60 to 1,000 calls a minute", "SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001 and a bug bounty", "Dated deprecation notices for modules and AI models" ], "weaknesses": [ "No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK", "Six zone hosts, including two on make.celonis.com, and calls to the wrong zone fail", "The MCP token can sit in the URL path, which leaks into logs", "Status feed shows at least eight incidents in July 2026, two of which failed or disabled about 200 to 250 scenarios", "No dated release-notes entry in the last 90 days" ], "agentNotes": [ "Find the organisation's zone first. It may be on make.com or make.celonis.com", "Set scenarios to on-demand scheduling so the MCP server lists them as tools", "Use the header form of the MCP token rather than the /mcp/u/\u003ctoken\u003e path form", "On a 429, wait a full minute. The limit resets per minute and no Retry-After is sent", "Check the `code` field on errors. IM002 means the token lacks rights, not that the resource is missing" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 2.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 58.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 36, "payments": 30, "reliability": 63, "schema": 66, "security": 68, "transparency": 59 }, "provenanceScore": 84 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://eu1.make.com/api/v2/scenarios?teamId=$MAKE_TEAM_ID\" -H \"Authorization: Token $MAKE_API_KEY\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http make https://mcp.make.com", "config": { "mcpServers": { "make": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${MAKE_MCP_TOKEN}" }, "url": "https://eu1.make.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/make" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Core plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 12, "note": "monthly billing, 10,000 credits a month, one credit per module action, 60 API calls a minute" }, { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 21, "note": "monthly billing, 10,000 credits a month, 120 API calls a minute" }, { "item": "Teams plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 38, "note": "monthly billing, 10,000 credits a month, 240 API calls a minute" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Celonis, Inc.", "domain": "make.com", "domainRegistered": "1997-07-31", "domainNote": "make.com was registered in 1997, long before Integromat renamed itself Make in 2022.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.make.com/en/terms-and-conditions", "privacy": "https://www.make.com/en/privacy-notice", "statusPage": "https://status.make.com", "changelog": "https://developers.make.com/white-label-documentation/release-notes", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "make.com answers plain HTTP clients with 403. The terms and privacy pages load in a browser." ], "score": 84 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/make.json", "live": { "slug": "make", "probe": { "target": "https://eu1.make.com/api/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T10:42:48.504090799Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 72, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 67, "p95ms24h": 114, "samples24h": 260, "samples30d": 2300, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 114, "ok": 114 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.make.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T10:41:48.280838778Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "com.make/mcp-server", "version": "1.1.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T02:57:46.004536428Z" } ], "securityTxt": { "url": "https://make.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:31.535251391Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://developers.make.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:00:35.76926255Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "make.com", "registered": "1997-07-31", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/make.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:07:44.957995769Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://developers.make.com/white-label-documentation/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:17:52.473645313Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:17:52.473645313Z", "fingerprint": "5786088280f8" }, { "url": "https://www.make.com/en/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 403, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:28:58.344512743Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z" }, { "url": "https://www.make.com/en/privacy-notice", "kind": "privacy", "status": 403, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:29:00.367737475Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z" }, { "url": "https://www.make.com/en/terms-and-conditions", "kind": "terms", "status": 403, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:29:02.366124407Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "d68f71ceaf71" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T10:42:48.504090799Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Kestra Technologies", "b": "Make (Celonis)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://eu1.make.com/api/v2", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Apache-2.0 (open-source server and SDK repository). Enterprise Edition and Kestra Cloud are commercial", "b": "proprietary", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "not listed", "b": "com.make/mcp-server", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-10-05", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "29k stars, 244 npm/wk, 170 PyPI/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2.5/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Kestra scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Make API + MCP's 58.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Make API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Kestra or Make API + MCP?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Kestra and Make API + MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Kestra. Make API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://eu1.make.com/api/v2.", "question": "Can an agent call Kestra and Make API + MCP without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "Kestra is open source (Apache-2.0 (open-source server and SDK repository). Enterprise Edition and Kestra Cloud are commercial). No open-source release is listed for Make API + MCP.", "question": "Are Kestra and Make API + MCP open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 89 against 63", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 82 against 66", "Agent ergonomics, 73 against 63", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 50 against 30", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 93 against 36" ], "also": [ "Open source" ], "goodFor": "Engineering and data teams that want declarative YAML flows with scripts in any language, run on their own infrastructure.", "slug": "kestra", "watchFor": "The open-source edition has one basic-auth username and password. API tokens, service accounts, RBAC and audit logs need Enterprise or Cloud" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 68 against 41" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install", "Free to start without a card", "No incidents deducted, where Kestra loses 7 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Teams who build in a visual editor and want an agent to run those scenarios as tools, cloud only.", "slug": "make", "watchFor": "No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK" } ], "job": { "capability": "automation.workflows", "name": "Automation workflows" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-kestra.json", "title": "Activepieces API + MCP vs Kestra", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-kestra" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-make.json", "title": "Activepieces API + MCP vs Make API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-make" }, { "json": 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No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-make", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-make.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-make.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-make.min.md" }, "markdown": "Kestra scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Make API + MCP's 58.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Make API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth. Both do automation workflows.\n\n- Kestra: grade B, 63.6/100, rank #351 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kestra.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kestra.json\n- Make API + MCP: grade C, 58.7/100, rank #516 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/make.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/make.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Kestra (B)\n\nGood for: Engineering and data teams that want declarative YAML flows with scripts in any language, run on their own infrastructure.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 89 against 63\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 82 against 66\n- Agent ergonomics, 73 against 63\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 50 against 30\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 93 against 36\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: The open-source edition has one basic-auth username and password. API tokens, service accounts, RBAC and audit logs need Enterprise or Cloud\n\n### Make API + MCP (C)\n\nGood for: Teams who build in a visual editor and want an agent to run those scenarios as tools, cloud only.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 68 against 41\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- Free to start without a card\n- No incidents deducted, where Kestra loses 7 points for them\n\nWatch for: No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kestra | Make API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 89 | 63 | Kestra +26 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 66 | Kestra +16 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 73 | 63 | Kestra +10 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 41 | 68 | Make API + MCP +27 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 50 | 30 | Kestra +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 93 | 36 | Kestra +57 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 69 | 72 | Make API + MCP +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -7 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **63.6 · B** | **58.7 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kestra | Make API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Kestra Technologies | Make (Celonis) |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://eu1.make.com/api/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 (open-source server and SDK repository). Enterprise Edition and Kestra Cloud are commercial | proprietary |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.make/mcp-server` |\n| Last release | 2026-10-05 | none |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 29k stars, 244 npm/wk, 170 PyPI/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Kestra.** Kestra's open-source edition has a 216-operation OpenAPI spec, Markdown docs for agents and weekly patch releases on two long-term support lines. Its only credential is one basic-auth username and password with full access, and five critical advisories were published between March and September 2026, all fixed.\n\n**Make API + MCP.** Hosted MCP server with OAuth, and scenario run tools on the free plan. No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Kestra\n\n1. Run 2.0.5 or 1.3.42 or later. Earlier builds carry unauthenticated remote code execution advisories fixed in 1.3.38 and 2.0.3\n2. Set `kestra.server.basic-auth` in the config file before first start. Without it the setup page is open to anyone who reaches the port\n3. Put the tenant in the path. Open-source instances use `main`, as in `/api/v1/main/executions/{namespace}/{id}`\n4. Send flow inputs as multipart form fields, and add `wait=true` to get the finished execution in the same call\n5. Keep port 8081 off any shared network. The management endpoints there skip the API's basic auth\n\n### Make API + MCP\n\n1. Find the organisation's zone first. It may be on make.com or make.celonis.com\n2. Set scenarios to on-demand scheduling so the MCP server lists them as tools\n3. Use the header form of the MCP token rather than the /mcp/u/\u003ctoken\u003e path form\n4. On a 429, wait a full minute. The limit resets per minute and no Retry-After is sent\n5. Check the `code` field on errors. IM002 means the token lacks rights, not that the resource is missing\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kestra or Make API + MCP?\n\nKestra scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Make API + MCP's 58.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Make API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Do Kestra and Make API + MCP need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Kestra and Make API + MCP without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Kestra. Make API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://eu1.make.com/api/v2.\n\n### Are Kestra and Make API + MCP open source?\n\nKestra is open source (Apache-2.0 (open-source server and SDK repository). Enterprise Edition and Kestra Cloud are commercial). No open-source release is listed for Make API + MCP.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-make.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-make.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"kestra\", \"b\": \"make\"}`. 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