Windmill

Windmill is an open-source developer platform and workflow engine designed to streamline the process of building, deploying, and managing complex, data-intensive applications. It supports a variety of programming languages including Python, Typescript, Go, Bash, and SQL, and offers a low-code environment for composing workflows.

Key Features:
- Auto-generated UIs and APIs from scripts
- Low-code workflow composition
- Cron jobs for task automation
- Rapid development, up to 10 times faster
- High reliability and observability
- Fastest self-hostable job orchestrator
- Enterprise-ready features (24/7 support, advanced infrastructure, guidance)
- Horizontal scalability of workers
- Role-based access control (RBAC) for granular permissioning
- Detailed audit logs
- Air-gapped operation for enhanced security

How It Works:
Users interact with Windmill through a web application, writing scripts in supported languages and composing them into workflows using a low-code interface. The platform also supports the creation of auto-generated UIs and APIs from these scripts.

Example Use Cases:
- Building and managing internal tools for business operations
- Creating and managing data-intensive workflows for processing and analyzing large datasets
- Automating repetitive tasks and business processes using cron jobs and scheduled scripts

Integrations:
Windmill supports integration with various platforms and services, including Photoroom, Kahoot, Qovery, Bloomcredit, Tera Capital, and Nocd. These integrations allow Windmill to be used in diverse environments and for various applications.

Generative AI and Foundation Models:
Windmill leverages generative AI to enhance its low-code capabilities, enabling the auto-generation of UIs and APIs from scripts. The specific AI foundation models or large language models (LLMs) used are not explicitly mentioned.

Availability and Launch:
- Software Type: Web application, self-hostable on various infrastructures (bare EC2 instances, Kubernetes, Fargate)
- Open Source: Fully open-source, allowing users to read, contribute to, and customize the codebase
- Launch Date: May 1, 2024

Target Users:
- Developers looking to streamline the development and deployment of internal tools and workflows
- Data engineers needing to build and manage complex data pipelines
- IT operations requiring reliable and scalable job orchestration for business-critical automations
- Enterprises seeking an enterprise-ready platform with robust support and advanced infrastructure capabilities