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Argo Workflows

Workflow Engine for Kubernetes

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About Argo Workflows

Argo Workflows is an open-source workflow engine for Kubernetes that orchestrates multi-step jobs using YAML-defined DAGs (directed acyclic graphs). It runs natively on Kubernetes clusters and provides visibility into job execution, resource usage, and failure states through a web UI.

Best for

Teams running workloads on Kubernetes who need declarative, auditable job orchestration without external services

Use cases

  • Orchestrating multi-stage ML training and inference pipelines
  • Coordinating parallel batch processing jobs across Kubernetes nodes
  • Building CI/CD workflows with complex dependencies and conditional logic

Notes

16,728 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Pros

  • Native Kubernetes integration eliminates external infrastructure
  • YAML-based workflow definitions enable version control and GitOps practices
  • Handles complex DAGs with parallelization, retries, and conditional branching

Cons

  • Requires Kubernetes cluster to run, adding operational overhead for small teams
  • Learning curve for YAML syntax and Kubernetes-specific concepts
  • Debugging failed workflows requires familiarity with Kubernetes logs and events

Key facts

What we have checked

Latest version
4.0.15 (released 22 Oct 2026)
Checked GitHub
GitHub stars
17,004
Checked github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438

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Stars and usage

How Argo Workflows is growing

GitHub stars

16,728 to 17,004

stars. 12 July 2026 to 26 Sept 2026, 2 readings.

Source: github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438. Checked .

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Changelog

What changed

  1. Released 4.0.15

    Source: GitHub

  2. Released 4.1.6

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  3. Released 4.0.14

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  4. Released 4.1.5

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  5. Released 4.0.13

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  6. Released 4.1.4

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  7. Released 4.0.12

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  8. Released 4.1.3

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  9. Released 4.0.11

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  10. Released 4.1.2

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