Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Dagster
Dagster clearly comes out ahead of Apache Airflow on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Apache Airflow has a free tier; Dagster does not. Dagster's paid plans start at $10/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Dagster Labs | - |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | steep |
| Integration | - | high |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentEducation & EdTechAI & Machine Learning | Data & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | data-engineering | devopsdata-engineering |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Dagster
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| Feature | dagster | apache-airflow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Code Location | ||
| Dynamic Pipeline Generation | ||
| 1 Deployment | ||
| Extensible Framework With 1000+ Providers | ||
| 1 User | ||
| Rich Web-Based Monitoring Ui | ||
| 30-Day Free Trial | ||
| Robust Scheduling And Execution Semantics | ||
| 30K Credits/Month | ||
| Scalable Distributed Architecture | ||
| 5 Code Locations | ||
| Workflows As Code (Python) | ||
| 7.5K Credits/Month | ||
| Catalog Search | ||
| Cost Tracking And Insights | ||
| Custom Security Questionnaires | ||
| Personalized Onboarding Support | ||
| Private Slack Channel | ||
| Unlimited Code Locations | ||
| Unlimited Deployments | ||
| Up To 3 Users | ||
| Uptime Slas |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Dagster comes out ahead overall, though Apache Airflow can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Apache Airflow offers a free tier; Dagster does not currently list one.
Dagster scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
