Comparison

Apache Beam vs Dagster

No clear leader: Dagster (70.4) and Apache Beam (70.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Apache Beam70

Dagster70

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache Beam	Dagster
Vioscale score	70 / 100low · 35%updating	70 / 100medium · 68%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	14
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.4	4.8
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fbeam&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dagster&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,425	286
Github starsadoption.github_stars	8,650	16,066
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	2,176,853
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	81
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	36	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Apache Beam70 / 100low · 35%updating

Dagster70 / 100medium · 68%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Beam✓

Dagster✓

Model

Apache Beamcommercial

Dagsterfreemium

Price level

Apache Beamfree

Dagsterlow

Transparent

Apache Beam✓

Dagster✓

Integrations

Count

Apache Beam–

Dagster14

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache Beam–

Dagster✓

Gdpr

Apache Beam–

Dagster✓

Hipaa

Apache Beam–

Dagster✓

Scorecard

Apache Beam6.4

Dagster4.8

Soc2

Apache Beam–

Dagster✓

Vulnerabilities

Apache BeamCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fbeam&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

DagsterCount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dagster&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache Beam1,425

Dagster286

Github stars

Apache Beam8,650

Dagster16,066

Package downloads weekly

Apache Beam–

Dagster2,176,853

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Beam100

Dagster81

Release

Cadence days

Apache Beam36

Dagster7

History

Apache Beam20 items

Dagster20 items

License

Spdx

Apache BeamApache-2.0

DagsterApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Apache BeamJava

DagsterPython

Market

Availability

Apache Beam–

DagsterAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data engineering tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Data Engineering Tools
Capability	Apache Beam	Dagster
Core
Tool role	Orchestrator	Orchestrator
Processing paradigm	Batch + streaming	Batch
Connectivity
Connector count	Multiple I/O connectors for diverse data sources and sinks	-
CDC / log-based replication	-	✗
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)	-	✗
dbt-native orchestration	-	✓
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available	✓	✓
Managed cloud available	✓	✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog	-	✓
Authoring
Python-first authoring	-	✓
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs	-	✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests	-	✓
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)	✓	✓

Core

Tool role

Apache BeamOrchestrator

DagsterOrchestrator

Processing paradigm

Apache BeamBatch + streaming

DagsterBatch

Connectivity

Connector count

Apache BeamMultiple I/O connectors for diverse data sources and sinks

Dagster-

CDC / log-based replication

Apache Beam-

Dagster✗

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

Apache Beam-

Dagster✗

dbt-native orchestration

Apache Beam-

Dagster✓

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

Apache Beam✓

Dagster✓

Managed cloud available

Apache Beam✓

Dagster✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

Apache Beam-

Dagster✓

Authoring

Python-first authoring

Apache Beam-

Dagster✓

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

Apache Beam-

Dagster✓

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

Apache Beam-

Dagster✓

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

Apache Beam✓

Dagster✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Beam

Apache Beam enables organizations to process data in both batch and streaming modes through a single unified model, with the flexibility to read from diverse data sources and write to popular data sinks across different deployment environments.

Independently observed

Dagster

A unified orchestration and observability platform that manages data pipelines through assets, tracks dependencies and lineage, enforces data quality, and integrates with existing tools like dbt, Snowflake, and Spark. Supports both self-hosted open-source and managed cloud deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Beam

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Dagster

from $0.01/moSubscription30-day trial

From $120/month. 30-day free trial. Subscription with metered credits (asset materializations and ops executed); serverless compute charged separately.

Solo$120/month with 7.5k credits/month included; overages at $0.040/credit
- 1 User
- 1 Code location
- 1 Deployment
- Core orchestration
- Asset-based orchestration
- +6 more
Starter$1200/month with 30k credits/month included; overages at $0.035/credit
- Up to 3 Users
- 5 Code locations
- 1 Deployment
- Catalog search
- Column-level lineage
- +8 more
Pro/EnterpriseContact sales
- Unlimited code locations
- Unlimited deployments
- Custom serverless compute pricing
- Cost tracking and insights
- Personalized onboarding support
- +8 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache Beam	Dagster
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache Beam–

Dagster✓

CLI

Apache Beam–

Dagster✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Beam✓

Dagster✓

Self-hosted

Apache Beam✓

Dagster✓

On-premise

Apache Beam✓

Dagster✗

Hybrid

Apache Beam✗

Dagster✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache Beam

Not documented yet.

Dagster

14 total

dbt
Snowflake
Spark
Databricks
Azure
AWS
Airbyte
Tableau
Soda
Slack
Microsoft Teams
PagerDuty
Datadog
Python

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.