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Conductor
What it is
Conductor is a free, open-source platform for building and orchestrating AI agents and workflows on a durable execution engine. It persists workflow and task state so processes can recover after worker or infrastructure failures, with retries, timeouts, pausing, resuming and termination. Workflow designs can include nested loops, dynamic branches, sub-workflows and thousands of tasks. Native LLM tasks, MCP tool discovery and calls, human approval steps and vector workflows support AI applications. Conductor can connect agents from LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK and the OpenAI SDK, and its integrations include event-driven orchestration and Agent2Agent links between independently deployed agents. SDKs are listed for Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, Go, Ruby and Rust. Apache 2.0 licensing permits self-hosting where Docker runs. Redis is the default storage layer and Elasticsearch handles indexing, with replaceable storage and queue backends. The project offers free self-hosted OSS and hosted Developer Edition plans.
For and against
For
- Apache 2.0 licensed and self-hostable
- Recovery, retries, timeouts and pause controls
- Native LLM and MCP capabilities
- SDKs for eight programming languages
- Free OSS and Developer Edition plans
Against
- Developer-focused rather than no-code
- Self-hosting requires infrastructure where Docker runs
- Redis and Elasticsearch are default dependencies
The verdict
Conductor provides durable execution and AI-specific orchestration features for code-oriented teams. Its free plans and broad SDK support offer flexibility, while deployment and storage choices require technical ownership.
Who it suits
Conductor is designed for developers who write code and build workers and tasks in a preferred language. It suits teams orchestrating durable AI workflows and agents.
Plans and prices
Conductor OSS
Apache 2.0 licensed · self-hosted on your infrastructure
Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.conductor-oss.org
Orkes Conductor Developer Edition
Free hosted version of Conductor
Read 7 Oct 2026 · conductor-oss.org
On the record
- Agent frameworks
- The site says users can bring agents from LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, and the OpenAI SDK.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- AI capabilities
- Conductor provides native LLM tasks, MCP tool discovery and calls, human approval, and vector workflows for retrieval-augmented generation.docs.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The project documents self-hosting with Docker and says Conductor runs anywhere Docker runs.docs.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Durable execution
- Conductor persists workflow and task state and supports recovery after worker or infrastructure failure, retries, timeouts, pause, resume, and termination.docs.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The integration guide describes event-driven orchestration, MCP tool integration, and Agent2Agent integration with independently deployed agents.docs.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The FAQ says Conductor is designed for developers who write code, with workers and tasks built in a preferred programming language.docs.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The project lists SDKs for Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, Go, Ruby, and Rust.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- License
- Conductor is Apache 2.0 licensed and can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.docs.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Conductor uses Redis by default and Elasticsearch for indexing, and its storage layers can be replaced with alternative backends and queue providers.docs.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its public Slack community to ask questions and share resources.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Conductor is an open-source platform for building and orchestrating AI agents and workflows on a durable execution engine.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Workflow scale
- The documentation says Conductor supports nested loops, dynamic branching, sub-workflows, and workflows with thousands of tasks.docs.conductor-oss.org · read 7 Oct 2026
