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The State of Apache Airflow® 2025

DataOps is powering the future of business – responses from 5,000+ data practitioners reveal how, and what’s coming next.

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Insights on the future of DataOps

DataOps is powering business-critical and revenue-generating solutions, from customer-facing products to advanced analytics & GenAI initiatives. With over 31 million monthly downloads, data teams have selected Apache Airflow® as the de facto standard for modern data orchestration and operations.

The 2025 State of Apache Airflow® Report provides a comprehensive analysis of how Apache Airflow is shaping the modern DataOps landscape according to 5,000 data practitioners – the largest data engineering survey to date.

Airflow has evolved beyond internal analytics to powering business-critical solutions

85% of respondents expect to use Airflow for more external or revenue generating solutions next year.

Airflow is a strategic enabler of production-grade AI

Experts predict that just 20% of AI projects will make it to production in 2025. But in 2024, 35% of experienced Airflow users and 55% of data teams using Astro had AI in production.

A pie chart title 'In the next year, do you expect Airflow to be used more or less in your organization for external or revenue-generating solutions?' shows 85% responded with 37.1% saying much more, 44.7% saying more, and 5.9% saying likely to start.

Data teams have made their choice: Airflow is the standard

90% of experienced Airflow users recommend Airflow and 90% of respondents say Airflow expertise will have a positive impact on their career trajectory.

A pie chart titled 'Do you think having a good foundation in Airflow and DAG writing will have a positive impact on your career in the next 5 years?' has 90% of users reponding yes: 35.2% said yes, Airflow is central to my job and career; 29.8% said yes, knowing Airflow already has had a positive impact on my career; and 25% said yes I am currently pursuing or plan to pursue more education in Airflow for the purpose of career growth.