Comparison

Buildkite vs Dagger

On the evidence we track, Buildkite leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Buildkite full profile →Dagger full profile →

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★Buildkite59

Dagger54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BuildkiteLeader	Dagger
Vioscale score	59 / 100medium · 73%	54 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	35	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.6
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdagger%2Fdagger&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	17
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	16,202
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ AU	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Buildkite59 / 100medium · 73%

Dagger54 / 100medium · 68%

Pricing

Free tier

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Model

Buildkitefreemium

Daggerfreemium

Price level

Buildkitemid

Daggermid

Transparent

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Integrations

Count

Buildkite35

Dagger9

Security

Disclosure policy

Buildkite✓

Dagger–

Gdpr

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Scorecard

Buildkite–

Dagger4.6

Soc2

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Vulnerabilities

Buildkite–

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

Reliability

Status page

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Buildkite–

Dagger17

Github stars

Buildkite–

Dagger16,202

Activity

Commits last 30d

Buildkite–

Dagger100

Release

History

Buildkite–

Dagger20 items

License

Spdx

Buildkite–

DaggerApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Buildkite–

DaggerGo

Market

Availability

BuildkiteAvailable worldwide · HQ AU

DaggerAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ci/cd tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for CI/CD Tools
Capability	Buildkite	Dagger
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud + self-hosted
Self-hosted runners	✓	✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines	✓	✗
Matrix / parallel builds	✓	-
Build
Container-native builds	✓	✓
Performance
Build caching	✓	✓
Security
Secrets management	✓	✓
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals	✓	✓
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace	✓	✓

Deployment

Hosting

BuildkiteCloud + self-hosted

DaggerCloud + self-hosted

Self-hosted runners

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Core

Config-as-code pipelines

Buildkite✓

Dagger✗

Matrix / parallel builds

Buildkite✓

Dagger-

Build

Container-native builds

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Performance

Build caching

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Security

Secrets management

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Delivery

Deployment environments & approvals

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Ecosystem

Reusable actions / marketplace

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

What each one is

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

Buildkite

Leader

A CI/CD platform providing flexible pipeline orchestration, automated test optimization, and supply chain security. Supports cloud-hosted and self-managed agents with built-in test analytics, package registries, and integrations across development tools.

Independently observed

Dagger

A platform that replaces shell scripts and YAML configurations with code-based pipelines. Runs identically on local machines and in CI/cloud environments, with built-in observability through OpenTelemetry traces and automatic content-addressed caching.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Buildkite

Leader

from $30/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available. Pro from $30/user/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

PersonalFree
- 3 concurrent jobs
- 1 user
- 90-day build retention
- 250 managed tests
- 50k test executions/month
- +1 more
Pro$30/active user/month
- Unlimited concurrent jobs
- Unlimited users
- All Linux and Mac M4 agent sizes
- Cache volumes
- Git mirror volumes
- +2 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- SCIM/SAML/ADFS
- Audit logs
- Build exports
- Pipeline templates
- Premium support SLA

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Dagger

from $50/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free for individuals with 2-week trial. Teams: $50/month (up to 10 users).

FreeFree
- Pipeline visualization
- Dagger Cloud access
Team$50/month flat rate for up to 10 users
- Up to 10 users
- Centralized control plane
- Pipeline telemetry
- Cache distribution
- CI insights

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	Buildkite	Dagger
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

CLI

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

Self-hosted

Buildkite✓

Dagger✓

On-premise

Buildkite✗

Dagger✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)

GitHub
Docker
Kubernetes

Buildkite

Leader

35 total - 32 not shared

GitHub Enterprise
Bitbucket Server
AWS ECR
AWS S3
AWS CloudFormation
AWS IAM
AWS CloudWatch
Jenkins
CircleCI
NPM
PyPI
RubyGems
Maven
Apt
RPM
Helm
Alpine
Jest
Mocha
Cypress
Playwright
Jasmine
Rspec
minitest
+8 more

Independently observed

Dagger

9 total - 6 not shared

GitLab CI/CD
Terragrunt
Istio
Jaeger
Honeycomb
OpenTelemetry

Independently observed

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