Windmill
Open-source developer platform to power your entire infra and turn scripts into webhooks, workflows, and UIs. Includes the fastest workflow engine, performing 13 times faster than Airflow. It serves as an open-source alternative to Retool and Temporal.
Windmill is built in HTML, 16.2k GitHub stars from 100 contributors, latest release v1.682.0.
When to use Windmill
Windmill is listed here as a Development project. The directory calls out Fastest workflow engine, Convert scripts to webhooks, Open-source and self-hosted as capabilities associated with it.
Other recorded traits for Windmill include Alternatives to Retool and Temporal, Supports webhooks, workflows, and UIs.
Besides Development, this page also files Windmill under DevOps, API, Web.
Windmill compared with
Records in this directory name Retool, Temporal, Airflow as products people compare with Windmill. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Windmill replaces each of them.
What the Windmill stats reflect
GitHub currently shows 16.2k GitHub stars, about 100 contributors, 918 forks, 700 open issues, latest tracked release v1.682.0. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.
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Key features of Windmill
- Fastest workflow engine
- Convert scripts to webhooks
- Open-source and self-hosted
- Alternatives to Retool and Temporal
- Supports webhooks, workflows, and UIs
Windmill resources
Windmill on GitHub
Frequently asked questions
What is Windmill?
Open-source developer platform to power your entire infra and turn scripts into webhooks, workflows, and UIs. Includes the fastest workflow engine, performing 13 times faster than Airflow. It serves as an open-source alternative to Retool and Temporal. This directory highlights Fastest workflow engine, Convert scripts to webhooks, Open-source and self-hosted.
What language is Windmill written in, and what is the latest release?
Windmill is written primarily in HTML. The latest release tracked on this page is v1.682.0.
How widely is Windmill used on GitHub?
Windmill has about 16.2k GitHub stars across about 100 contributors. It also has about 918 forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.
What do people compare Windmill with?
This directory records Retool, Temporal, Airflow as comparison points for Windmill.
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