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Digdag vs Apache Airflow: catalog facts
Digdag	Apache Airflow
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source, developed as an Apache Software Foundation project.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Single binary for both server and client Workflows in plain YAML with dependency resolution	Workflows are plain Python, so tasks can be generated dynamically Web UI with status and logs for every task run
Aimed at data and operations pipelines rather than desktop automation Running it as a scheduler means operating your own server	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: Apache-2.0	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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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