Airflow vs Dagster

Is Dagster a good alternative to Airflow? Here’s what you need to know.

Dagster

Free

Data orchestration platform with built-in observability.

Dagster is a data orchestration platform that makes data pipelines reliable and observable. Software-defined assets, type checking, and a beautiful UI for monitoring. Integrates with dbt, Spark, and more.

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Why switch from Airflow?

Indie pricing — no enterprise markup or per-seat fees
Direct maker support — talk to the person who built it
Transparent & open — many indie tools are open-source
No vendor lock-in — own your data, export anytime

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