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Dagster

Cloud-native orchestrator for building, scheduling and monitoring data and AI pipelines with lineage.

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Introduction

Dagster is a data orchestrator built around data assets such as tables, files and ML models. It combines a declarative programming model with lineage, observability and local testing. The hosted Dagster+ plans start at a Solo tier and bill by credits, with a free 30-day trial.

Added on
Nov 2, 2026
Website
www.dagster.io
Pricing model
Paid
Company
Elementl, Inc. d.b.a. Dagster Labs

Product information

What is Dagster?

Dagster is a cloud-native orchestration platform that covers the development lifecycle of data and AI pipelines, with built-in lineage and observability.

How to use Dagster?

Start a free 30-day trial or book a demo, then develop and test pipelines, monitor data quality, trace lineage and use metadata to manage assets.

Core features of Dagster

  • Data orchestration
  • Integrated lineage and observability
  • Asset-based orchestration
  • Local testing and branch deployments
  • Data catalog and quality
  • Cost tracking

Use cases of Dagster

  1. 1ETL and ELT pipelines
  2. 2AI and machine learning workflows
  3. 3Data modernization
  4. 4Building data products
  5. 5Trustworthy AI analytics

Frequently asked questions about Dagster

How is usage measured in Dagster+?+

Credits count asset materializations and ops executed.

What happens if I exceed my credits in Dagster+?+

Pipelines are not shut down; extra credits are charged at $0.03 each.

Does Dagster offer a trial?+

Yes, a free 30-day trial is available.

Which category is Dagster in?+

Dagster is listed under AI Code Editor, AI Workflow Automation.

Tags

data orchestrationdata pipelinesdata lineageetlmlops

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