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Reviews

**Apache Airflow** [

4.4/5(130)

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-airflow/reviews#reviews)

**Jenkins** [

4.4/5(573)

](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Apache Airflow**
No pricing available

**Jenkins**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Apache Airflow**
3 months

Based on 7 responses

**Jenkins**
1 monthFaster

Based on 45 responses

Return on Investment

**Apache Airflow**
6 months3 months sooner

Based on 5 responses

**Jenkins**
9 months

Based on 28 responses

Perceived Cost

**Apache Airflow**
$$$$$

**Jenkins**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Apache Airflow**
Not enough reviews yet

**Jenkins**
12%

Pros & Cons

**Apache Airflow**
[
Ease of Use (35)
](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-airflow/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1882903&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
User Interface (18)
](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-airflow/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1883162&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Setup (13)
](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-airflow/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2261802&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-airflow/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2214616&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Jenkins**
[
Ease of Use (23)
](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1504343&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Integrations (18)
](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1505177&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Plugin Issues (14)
](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1505352&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Confusing Interface (11)
](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1504481&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Apache Airflow**
[

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Amazon EMR

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-emr/reviews)[

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Amazon S3 Glacier

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-s3-glacier/reviews)[

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Azure Databricks

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-databricks/reviews)[

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BigQuery

](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews)[
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**Jenkins**
[

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Amazon EC2

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews)[

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Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2-auto-scaling/reviews)[

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Amazon Elastic Container...

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-registry-ecr/reviews)[

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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes...

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service-amazon-eks/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/integrations)

Screenshots

**Apache Airflow**
No screenshot available

**Jenkins**
 ![Jenkins screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/40846/uploads_2Fb77c2db5-1b8b-4410-9d63-6fa524e60af5_2Fjenkins_screenshot.jpg)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Apache Airflow**

9.1

9.196

**Jenkins**

8.9

8.9477

Ease of Use

**Apache Airflow**

8.5

8.596

**Jenkins**

8.0

8.0488

Ease of Setup

**Apache Airflow**

7.9

7.960

**Jenkins**

8.0

8.0267

Ease of Admin

**Apache Airflow**

8.4

8.432

**Jenkins**

7.9

7.9211

Quality of Support

**Apache Airflow**

8.2

8.288

**Jenkins**

7.9

7.9382

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Apache Airflow**

8.7

8.731

**Jenkins**

8.4

8.4165

Product Direction (% positive)

**Apache Airflow**

9.5

9.590

**Jenkins**

8.1

8.1463

Features

MLOps Platforms[Hide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

11

Not enough data

Deployment

Language Flexibility

8.8(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Framework Flexibility

8.8(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Versioning

8.7(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Ease of Deployment

8.6(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Scalability

9.1(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Deployment

Language Flexibility

8.8(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Framework Flexibility

9.0(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Versioning

8.8(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Ease of Deployment

8.6(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Scalability

9.5(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Management

Cataloging

8.8(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Monitoring

8.7(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Governing

9.0(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Model Registry

8.8(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Operations

Metrics

8.5(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Infrastructure management

8.8(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Collaboration

9.0(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Management

Cataloging

9.0(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Monitoring

8.8(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Governing

9.0(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

8.2(won by default)

10

Not enough data

AI Text Summarization

8.3(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Continuous Delivery[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.6

161

Functionality

Deployment-Ready Staging

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

143

Integration

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

149

Extensible

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

147

Management

Processes and Workflow

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

140

Reporting

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

137

Automation

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

149

Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

DevOps Platforms[Hide 58 FeaturesShow 58 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

92

Management

Configuration Management

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

82

Access Control

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

78

Orchestration

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

74

Portfolio Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Timeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Testing Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Release Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Automation

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

84

Integrations

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

84

Extensibility

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

82

Continuous Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Processes

Pipeline Control

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

83

Workflow Visualization

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

76

Continuous Deployment

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

83

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Rules-Based Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Troubleshooting Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Projections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

KPI Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Integration[Hide 47 FeaturesShow 47 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.5

161

Functionality

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

141

|

Verified

Extensibility

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

144

|

Verified

Test Customization

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

118

|

Verified

Management

Automation

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

142

|

Verified

Processes and Workflow

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

137

|

Verified

Reporting

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

115

|

Verified

Agentic AI - Continuous Integration

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

7

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

10

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

8

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

7

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

8

Additional Functionality

Continuous Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Source-Code Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Delivery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bug Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Developers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Repository Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pipeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-User Collaboration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Debugging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Build Log

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quality Assurance

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Orchestration[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.4

27

Not enough data

Workflow Design & Integration - AI Orchestration

Dependency Management

8.7(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Workflow Coordination

8.5(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Multi-Provider API Connectivity

8.7(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Multi-Step Workflow Creation

8.8(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Enterprise System Integration

8.9(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Real-Time Data Pipelines

8.1(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Performance Optimization & Analytics - AI Orchestration

Workflow Performance Dashboards

8.5(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Workflow Reporting

8.1(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Resource Utilization Monitoring

8.8(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Computational Resource Management

7.5(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Dynamic Scaling

8.5(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Component Monitoring

8.8(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Governance & Compliance Controls - AI Orchestration

Regulatory Compliance

8.1(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Governance Policy Enforcement

7.6(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Role-Based Access Control

8.3(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Audit Trail Management

8.1(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Security Protocols

8.5(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

Artificial Intelligence[Hide 37 FeaturesShow 37 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Speech Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA)

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Segmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

For eCommerce

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile App

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Sales Teams/Organizations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chatbot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AWS Marketplace[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Apache Airflow](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_dc218a7b4e898f9384267cbd98b09aa8/apache-airflow.jpg "Apache Airflow")](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-airflow/reviews)

Apache Airflow

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

22.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

46.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

31.2%

[![Jenkins](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_816e7e27d5ac09363053c4ca43e63c5c/jenkins.png "Jenkins")](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews)

Jenkins

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

22.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

36.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

40.6%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

22.4%

22.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

46.4%

36.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

31.2%

40.6%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Apache Airflow](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_dc218a7b4e898f9384267cbd98b09aa8/apache-airflow.jpg "Apache Airflow")](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-airflow/reviews)
Apache Airflow

Information Technology and Services

24.6%

Computer Software

16.4%

Financial Services

10.7%

Marketing and Advertising

4.1%

Banking

3.3%

Other

41.0%

[![Jenkins](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_816e7e27d5ac09363053c4ca43e63c5c/jenkins.png "Jenkins")](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews)
Jenkins

Information Technology and Services

27.7%

Computer Software

25.0%

Financial Services

5.6%

Internet

4.7%

Telecommunications

3.4%

Other

33.5%

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## Apache Airflow vs Jenkins

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Apache Airflow easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Jenkins, along with administration.

- Reviewers felt that Apache Airflow meets the needs of their business better than Jenkins.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Apache Airflow is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Apache Airflow over Jenkins.