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Astro

byAstronomer
in
4.5
Market Presence: DataOps Tools, Data Observability Tools

Overview

Product Information on Astro

Updated 5th December 2025

What is Astro?

Astro is a software designed to orchestrate, monitor, and manage data pipelines built with Apache Airflow. The software provides workflow automation capabilities, enabling organizations to schedule, track, and administer workflows across various cloud and on-premises environments. Astro includes features for task scheduling, pipeline observability, alerting, and logging to assist teams with data engineering and data integration requirements. The software supports version control and scaling of workflow operations, addressing the business need for reliable and repeatable data processing, automation of complex tasks, and operational efficiency in data-driven applications.

Astro Pricing

Astro software uses a subscription-based pricing model with tiered plans that vary according to feature sets, support options, and usage capacity such as volume of data or number of users. The pricing structure is generally suited for organizations seeking managed Apache Airflow services and includes options for customizable enterprise deployments.

Overall experience with Astro

Security Analyst
500M - 1B USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“Reduced Operational Overhead With Astro, Yet Advanced Documentation Needs Improvement”

5.0
Apr 8, 2026
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Data Analyst
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education
CRITICAL

“Faster Start Times and Pipeline Building Highlighted Amid Customization Constraints”

3.0
Feb 16, 2026
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 9th June 2025

Astronomer is the company behind Astro, a unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow. Astro enables data teams to build, run, observe, and manage mission-critical data pipelines for data-, analytics-, and AI-driven applications. It supports the development of reliable data products by enabling workflow orchestration, observability, and automation. With built-in data observability features such as logging, metrics, and lineage tracking, Astronomer helps teams monitor and troubleshoot workflows in production. Organizations across industries use Astronomer to operationalize data across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

Company Details

Updated 9th June 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2018
Head office location
New York City, United States
Website
https://www.astronomer.io

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Astro Reviews and Ratings

4.5

(45 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
53%
4 Star
44%
3 Star
2%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • Security Analyst
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Reduced Operational Overhead With Astro, Yet Advanced Documentation Needs Improvement

    5.0
    Apr 8, 2026
    We use Astro for workflow standarization and process visibility across the board. Overall, the experience has been positive; it reduced manual effort and made it easier to automate repetitive tasks. Previously, we were using self-hosted Apache Airflow, wich consumed not only financial resources (AWS infraestructure) but also significant operational time from our infraestructure team, wich we are now saving. We encontred some initial issues during implementation, mainly related to the initial dabase config with AWS. However, after resolving those issues, we did not experience futher problems.
  • Security Analyst
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Reduced Operational Overhead With Astro, Yet Advanced Documentation Needs Improvement

    5.0
    Apr 8, 2026
    We use Astro for workflow standarization and process visibility across the board. Overall, the experience has been positive; it reduced manual effort and made it easier to automate repetitive tasks. Previously, we were using self-hosted Apache Airflow, wich consumed not only financial resources (AWS infraestructure) but also significant operational time from our infraestructure team, wich we are now saving. We encontred some initial issues during implementation, mainly related to the initial dabase config with AWS. However, after resolving those issues, we did not experience futher problems.
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Reviewer Insights for: Astro
Deciding Factors: Astro Vs. Market Average
Performance of Astro Across Market Features

Astro Likes & Dislikes

Like

Among the three things i like the most are the ability to automate complex workflows while maintaning clear dependences between tasks, the visibility and traceability of executoions, logs, and process states. Finally, the ability to scale without needing to intervene directly in the infraestructure is a good plus.

Like

Among the three things i like the most are the ability to automate complex workflows while maintaning clear dependences between tasks, the visibility and traceability of executoions, logs, and process states. Finally, the ability to scale without needing to intervene directly in the infraestructure is a good plus.

Like

Among the three things i like the most are the ability to automate complex workflows while maintaning clear dependences between tasks, the visibility and traceability of executoions, logs, and process states. Finally, the ability to scale without needing to intervene directly in the infraestructure is a good plus.

Dislike

less flexible in customization

Dislike

less flexible in customization

Dislike

less flexible in customization