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Dagu vs Apache Airflow: catalog facts
Dagu	Apache Airflow
Free Free to download and self-host; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source, developed as an Apache Software Foundation project.
Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Single binary with no database to set up Declarative YAML workflows over existing scripts and commands	Workflows are plain Python, so tasks can be generated dynamically Web UI with status and logs for every task run
Workflows must be written in YAML You host and maintain the server yourself	Requires Python knowledge to define workflows You run and maintain the scheduler, workers and web server yourself
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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