{ "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 Workato API + MCP's 58 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Workato API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth.", "b": { "slug": "workato", "name": "Workato API + MCP", "vendor": "Workato", "vendorUrl": "https://www.workato.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "workflow-automation", "summary": "Enterprise integration platform for building automated workflows.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/workato.json", "license": "proprietary", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://www.workato.com/api", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Developer API takes an API client token as 'Authorization: Bearer', scoped by a client role and project scopes. Legacy full-access keys (x-user-token header) were rejected from 2025-07-14. The AIRO MCP server takes OAuth 2.0 in interactive clients or the same API token as a bearer header. Tool MCP servers use Workato Identity (OAuth2 SSO) or a token, and verified user access makes each end user connect their own app accounts.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Usage is billed in Workato credits, one balance shared by recipe tasks (each action step), API calls, rows, pages and Genie actions. Workato Free is a one-time grant of 50,000 credits. Workato Pro is self-serve by card at $75 a month for 2,500 credits, $100 for 3,500, $275 for 10,000, $780 for 30,000 and $1,275 for 50,000, with no rollover. Enterprise is quoted by sales and the public pricing page lists no prices. Tools invoked over MCP bill as tasks (https://docs.workato.com/en/pricing/self-service/self-service.html).", "priceSummary": "$75 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in Workato docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.workato.com/en/workato-api.html", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.workato.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "automation.workflows", "automation.apps", "automation.embedded", "automation.code", "automation.webhooks", "automation.auth", "agent.tools" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "enterprise", "closed-source", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-09", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 58, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 533, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 51, "maintenance": 60, "payments": 35, "reliability": 58, "schema": 63, "security": 70, "transparency": 69 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "API client tokens scoped by role and project, with legacy full-access keys removed on 14 October 2025. No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI.", "bestFor": "Large companies that already run Workato and want agents inside its governance (roles, audit, per-user credentials).", "strengths": [ "API client tokens scoped by role and project, with legacy full-access keys removed on 14 October 2025", "Verified user access runs MCP tools with each end user's own app credentials", "MCP actions tagged \"(via AIRO)\" in the audit log, and tool-level RBAC since 5 September 2026", "Per-endpoint rate limits and specific error messages in the API reference", "Workato Free gives 50,000 credits once with no card" ], "weaknesses": [ "No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI", "15 status incidents since 1 July 2026, including about 53 hours of degraded FileStorage and API Platform in September", "Base URL changes per data centre, ten hosts in all", "The Developer API manages recipes and jobs. App actions come from recipes or MCP tools you publish", "Trust centre needs JavaScript and the public security overview dates from January 2025" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use the base URL for the workspace's data centre, and app.trial.workato.com for Free or Pro", "Give the agent an API client whose role lists only the endpoints it needs. The MCP server exposes those as tools", "Repeat or cancel at most 25 jobs per call and no more than one call a second", "Send an `x-correlation-id` on each call so failures can be traced in support tickets", "Every action step in a recipe is a task, so collapse loops before running at volume" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "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 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 51, "maintenance": 60, "payments": 35, "reliability": 58, "schema": 63, "security": 70, "transparency": 53 }, "provenanceScore": 84 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://www.workato.com/api/users/me -H \"Authorization: Bearer $WORKATO_API_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http workato-airo https://app.workato.com/airo_mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer ${WORKATO_API_TOKEN}\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "workato": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${WORKATO_API_TOKEN}" }, "url": "https://app.workato.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/automation.workflows", "tool": "https://letme.dev/workato" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Workato Pro, 2,500 credits", "unit": "month", "usd": 75, "note": "credits cover tasks, API calls, rows and Genie actions, no rollover" }, { "item": "Workato Pro, 10,000 credits", "unit": "month", "usd": 275 }, { "item": "Workato Pro, 50,000 credits", "unit": "month", "usd": 1275 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Workato, Inc.", "domain": "workato.com", "domainRegistered": "2013-10-16", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.workato.com/legal/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.workato.com/legal/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.workato.com", "changelog": "https://www.workato.com/product-hub/changelog/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 84 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.json", "live": { "slug": "workato", "probe": { "target": "https://www.workato.com/api", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T09:45:13.6456695Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 271, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 99.62, "uptime30d": 99.91, "p50ms24h": 285, "p95ms24h": 364, "samples24h": 261, "samples30d": 2290, "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": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 267 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 104, "ok": 104 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.workato.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T09:36:22.986638032Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://workato.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:39:01.275754359Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.workato.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:01:01.179293327Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "workato.com", "registered": "2013-10-16", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/workato.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:04:44.120331178Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.workato.com/product-hub/changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:44.60504177Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:14:39.25190669Z", "fingerprint": "0ae75794af0b" }, { "url": "https://docs.workato.com/en/workato-api.html", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:19:49.686101158Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:08:52.833507368Z", "fingerprint": "db70fa5e5a1e" }, { "url": "https://docs.workato.com/en/pricing/self-service/self-service.html", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:19:47.585592138Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:08:50.309089436Z", "fingerprint": "fb6385ce720e" }, { "url": "https://www.workato.com/legal/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:39.963753416Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:39.963753416Z", "fingerprint": "14e942986791" }, { "url": "https://www.workato.com/legal/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:42.706851567Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:31:42.706851567Z", "fingerprint": "93097292ffad" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T09:45:13.6456695Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Kestra Technologies", "b": "Workato", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://www.workato.com/api", "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": "2026-10-05", "b": "2026-09-09", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "2026-02-24", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "29k stars, 244 npm/wk, 170 PyPI/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "none", "b": "3.5/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Kestra scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Workato API + MCP's 58 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Workato API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Kestra or Workato API + MCP?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Kestra and Workato API + MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Kestra. Workato API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://www.workato.com/api.", "question": "Can an agent call Kestra and Workato 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 Workato API + MCP.", "question": "Are Kestra and Workato API + MCP open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 89 against 58", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 82 against 63", "Agent ergonomics, 73 against 51", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 50 against 35", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 93 against 60" ], "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, 70 against 41" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install", "No incidents deducted, where Kestra loses 7 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Large companies that already run Workato and want agents inside its governance (roles, audit, per-user credentials).", "slug": "workato", "watchFor": "No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI" } ], "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-workato.json", "title": "Activepieces API + MCP vs Workato API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/activepieces-vs-workato" }, { "json": 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Workato API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth. Both do automation workflows.", "verdicts": { "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.", "workato": "API client tokens scoped by role and project, with legacy full-access keys removed on 14 October 2025. No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-workato", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-workato.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-workato.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-workato.min.md" }, "markdown": "Kestra scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Workato API + MCP's 58 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Workato 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- Workato API + MCP: grade C, 58/100, rank #533 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/workato.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 58\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 82 against 63\n- Agent ergonomics, 73 against 51\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 50 against 35\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 93 against 60\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### Workato API + MCP (C)\n\nGood for: Large companies that already run Workato and want agents inside its governance (roles, audit, per-user credentials).\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 41\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- No incidents deducted, where Kestra loses 7 points for them\n\nWatch for: No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kestra | Workato API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 89 | 58 | Kestra +31 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 63 | Kestra +19 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 73 | 51 | Kestra +22 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 41 | 70 | Workato API + MCP +29 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 50 | 35 | Kestra +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 93 | 60 | Kestra +33 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 69 | 69 | even |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -7 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **63.6 · B** | **58 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kestra | Workato API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Kestra Technologies | Workato |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://www.workato.com/api` |\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| Last release | 2026-10-05 | 2026-09-09 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-02-24 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | yes |\n| Popularity | 29k stars, 244 npm/wk, 170 PyPI/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (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**Workato API + MCP.** API client tokens scoped by role and project, with legacy full-access keys removed on 14 October 2025. No OpenAPI file and no official SDK on npm or PyPI.\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### Workato API + MCP\n\n1. Use the base URL for the workspace's data centre, and app.trial.workato.com for Free or Pro\n2. Give the agent an API client whose role lists only the endpoints it needs. The MCP server exposes those as tools\n3. Repeat or cancel at most 25 jobs per call and no more than one call a second\n4. Send an `x-correlation-id` on each call so failures can be traced in support tickets\n5. Every action step in a recipe is a task, so collapse loops before running at volume\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kestra or Workato API + MCP?\n\nKestra scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Workato API + MCP's 58 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Workato API + MCP leads on security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Do Kestra and Workato 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 Workato API + MCP without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Kestra. Workato API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://www.workato.com/api.\n\n### Are Kestra and Workato 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 Workato API + MCP.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-workato.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kestra-vs-workato.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"kestra\", \"b\": \"workato\"}`. 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