Dagster review

Dagster is the most data-centric tool on this list. Instead of a chain of tasks, you model pipelines as assets, so Dagster knows what each step produces and can show lineage, freshness and failures across your stack. A data catalog, data quality checks and cost insights are part of the platform, and dbt, Snowflake and Fivetran have first-class integrations. Dagster AI uses that context to help diagnose failed runs. You can run on Dagster Serverless at $0.010 per minute or in hybrid mode on ECS, Kubernetes, Docker or Azure with no compute charge. Solo costs $10 a month plus $0.040 per credit for one user, and Starter is $100 a month plus $0.035 per credit for up to three users, each with a 30-day trial. Dagster's site states it is now part of Prefect. It is a data tool first, and credit metering applies to every op and asset materialization.

Who it is for

Data platform teams that model pipelines as data assets and work heavily with dbt, Snowflake and Fivetran.

Price

Solo $10 a month plus $0.040 per credit; Starter $100 a month plus $0.035 per credit; 30-day free trial.

Solo Plan $10 per month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Asset-based pipelines across the tools in your stack
• Built-in data catalog, data quality and cost insights
• First-class integrations with dbt, Snowflake and Fivetran
• Dagster AI that works from assets, runs, lineage and failure history
• Serverless or hybrid deployments on ECS, Kubernetes, Docker or Azure

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Strong lineage and context for data teams
• Strength: Hybrid deployments carry no compute charge
• Strength: Solo plan starts at $10 a month
• Weakness: No permanent free cloud plan, only a 30-day trial
• Weakness: Every op or asset materialization counts as a credit
• Weakness: Focused on data pipelines rather than application background jobs

Key facts

• Solo: $10 a month plus $0.040 per credit, 1 user
• Starter: $100 a month plus $0.035 per credit, up to 3 users
• Serverless compute: $0.010 per minute
• Ownership: Part of Prefect

Where it ranks

Dagster is No. 7 in our Best Workflow Orchestration Tools verdict.