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Digdag vs Luigi: catalog facts
Digdag	Luigi
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source, developed by Spotify.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Single binary for both server and client Workflows in plain YAML with dependency resolution	Automatic dependency resolution between tasks Built-in visualisation of pipelines
Aimed at data and operations pipelines rather than desktop automation Running it as a scheduler means operating your own server	Pipelines must be written in Python Aimed at batch jobs rather than event-driven workflows
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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