DBOS provides an open-source durable execution library that makes applications resilient to crashes and failures by checkpointing workflow state to Postgres. Developers add simple annotations to existing Python, TypeScript, Java, or Go code to get automatic failure recovery, durable queues, and workflow orchestration—particularly useful for long-running AI agent workflows. Integrates natively with Pydantic AI and LangGraph. SOC 2 compliant.
Prefect is a workflow orchestration platform for data and ML pipelines.
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