Comparison

Apache Flink vs Dagster

On the evidence we track, Dagster leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Flink58

★Dagster70

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache Flink	DagsterLeader
Vioscale score	58 / 100medium · 56%	70 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	17	14
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.1	4.8
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.flink%3Aflink-clients_2.11&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	1,372	286
Github starsadoption.github_stars	26,293	16,066
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	50,231	2,176,853
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	81
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	7
Historyrelease.history	-	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 Flink58 / 100medium · 56%

Dagster70 / 100medium · 68%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✓

Model

Apache Flinkopen_source

Dagsterfreemium

Price level

Apache Flinkfree

Dagsterlow

Transparent

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✓

Integrations

Count

Apache Flink17

Dagster14

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✓

Gdpr

Apache Flink–

Dagster✓

Hipaa

Apache Flink–

Dagster✓

Scorecard

Apache Flink6.1

Dagster4.8

Soc2

Apache Flink–

Dagster✓

Vulnerabilities

Apache FlinkCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.flink%3Aflink-clients_2.11&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 Flink1,372

Dagster286

Github stars

Apache Flink26,293

Dagster16,066

Package downloads weekly

Apache Flink50,231

Dagster2,176,853

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Flink100

Dagster81

Release

Cadence days

Apache Flink–

Dagster7

History

Apache Flink–

Dagster20 items

License

Spdx

Apache FlinkApache-2.0

DagsterApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Apache FlinkJava

DagsterPython

Market

Availability

Apache Flink–

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 Flink	Dagster
Core
Tool role	Processing engine	Orchestrator
Processing paradigm	Batch + streaming	Batch
Connectivity
Connector count	17+	-
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 FlinkProcessing engine

DagsterOrchestrator

Processing paradigm

Apache FlinkBatch + streaming

DagsterBatch

Connectivity

Connector count

Apache Flink17+

Dagster-

CDC / log-based replication

Apache Flink-

Dagster✗

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

Apache Flink-

Dagster✗

dbt-native orchestration

Apache Flink-

Dagster✓

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✓

Managed cloud available

Apache Flink-

Dagster✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

Apache Flink-

Dagster✓

Authoring

Python-first authoring

Apache Flink-

Dagster✓

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✓

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

Apache Flink-

Dagster✓

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✓

What each one is

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

Apache Flink

A framework that processes real-time streams and batch data at scale, enabling stateful computations with low latency and high throughput across distributed clusters.

Independently observed

Dagster

Leader

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 Flink

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Dagster

Leader

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 Flink	Dagster
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache Flink✗

Dagster✓

macOS

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✗

Windows

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✗

Linux

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✗

CLI

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✓

Self-hosted

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✓

On-premise

Apache Flink✓

Dagster✗

Hybrid

Apache Flink✗

Dagster✓

Integrations

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

Apache Flink

17 total

Kafka
Cassandra
Elasticsearch
MongoDB
OpenSearch
RabbitMQ
Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Apache Pulsar
JDBC
Apache HBase
Apache Hive
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon Firehose
Amazon DynamoDB
Apache Kudu
Prometheus
HTTP

Independently observed

Dagster

Leader

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.