Windmill
Developer platform for scripts, flows and apps
Windmill is a developer platform that turns scripts into workflows, APIs, and internal apps with scheduling and approvals. It targets engineers automating internal tooling. It is deployed via Docker with PostgreSQL.
Key features
- Scripts in Python, TypeScript and more
- Auto-generated UIs for scripts
- Flows with branching and retries
- Fast Rust execution engine
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Great for developer automation
- Fast and scalable
- Code-first approach
Trade-offs
- More technical than no-code tools
- Requires Postgres
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