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Apache DolphinSchedulerDagster
Free

Free and open source as an Apache Software Foundation project.

 Freemium

The open-source core is free; Dagster+ is a paid hosted service.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Visual DAG editor for defining job dependencies
  • Distributed design for spreading work across machines
  • Asset-based model with lineage and freshness tracking
  • Self-hostable open-source core
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server deployment
  • Aimed at data pipelines and backend jobs, not desktop automation
  • Aimed at data engineering teams, not general automation
  • Announced merger with Prefect makes the roadmap uncertain
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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