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Toast vs Dagger: catalog facts
Toast	Dagger
Free Free to use; the repository is MIT licensed.	Freemium The engine is open source; an optional Dagger cloud service runs pipelines for you.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Defines repeatable tasks in a YAML file Caches task results as container images	Same pipeline runs locally and in CI Automatic caching and end-to-end tracing
Requires Docker	Requires rewriting existing CI scripts Some features depend on the Dagger cloud service
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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