Dagster
Open-source asset-centric data orchestration for building and managing data pipelines.
About Dagster
Open-source data orchestration platform for building, testing, and managing data pipelines. Asset-centric approach to data engineering with built-in testing, observability, and software-defined assets. Dagster Cloud offers managed infrastructure.
Key Features
- Asset-centric orchestration
- Software-defined assets
- Built-in testing
- Observability
- Partitions
- Type system
Pricing
freemium
Free open source. Dagster Cloud free tier. Plus from $100/mo. Pro custom pricing.
Pros
- Asset-centric approach
- Excellent testing
- Strong type system
- Good documentation
Cons
- Learning curve
- Smaller ecosystem than Airflow
- Python-only
- Resource intensive