# Buildkite vs Dagger

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Buildkite

| Attribute | Buildkite | Dagger |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.3 (72% (medium)) | 53.8 (67% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 17 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 16,339 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Buildkite is a CI/CD platform for automating testing, building, and deployment workflows with unrestricted parallelism. It supports both cloud-hosted and self-hosted runners, container-native builds, and advanced test intelligence features like flaky test isolation and performance profiling. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"What is Buildkite?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Buildkite offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Pro and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"Is Buildkite free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Buildkite supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Buildkite support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Buildkite can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"Can Buildkite be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 40 integrations for Buildkite, including GitHub, Bitbucket Server, AWS ECR, AWS S3, AWS CloudFormation, AWS IAM, AWS CloudWatch and Docker, plus 32 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"What does Buildkite integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Buildkite. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Buildkite not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://buildkite.com/platform/pipelines/templates/security/","question":"What security certifications does Buildkite have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Buildkite is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Australia.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Buildkite available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://dagger.io/blog/new-dagger-cloud-pricing","question":"What is Dagger?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Dagger is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $50 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://dagger.io/blog/new-dagger-cloud-pricing","question":"Is Dagger free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Dagger supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://dagger.io/blog/new-dagger-cloud-pricing","question":"What platforms does Dagger support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Dagger can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://dagger.io/blog/new-dagger-cloud-pricing","question":"Can Dagger be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Dagger, including Docker, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub, Kubernetes, Terragrunt, Istio, Jaeger and Honeycomb, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://dagger.io/blog/new-dagger-cloud-pricing","question":"What does Dagger integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Dagger. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Dagger not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.dagger.io","question":"What security certifications does Dagger have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Dagger is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger","question":"Is Dagger open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A continuous integration and deployment platform that automates software workflows with support for both cloud-hosted and self-managed build agents, test execution, and artifact management. | A platform for automating software delivery that enables teams to define build, test, and deployment workflows as code in multiple programming languages. Pipelines execute consistently across local machines, CI systems, and cloud infrastructure with built-in caching, tracing, and container orchestration. |
| features.capabilities | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","marketplace":true,"yaml_pipelines":false,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 25 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Enterprise"},{"name":"Bitbucket Server"},{"name":"AWS ECR"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"AWS CloudFormation"},{"name":"AWS IAM"},{"name":"AWS CloudWatch"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"NPM"},{"name":"PyPI"},{"name":"RubyGems"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"Apt"},{"name":"RPM"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Alpine"},{"name":"Jest"},{"name":"Mocha"},{"name":"Cypress"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"Jasmine"},{"name":"Rspec"},{"name":"minitest"},{"name":"pytest"},{"name":"JUnit"},{"name":"Go"},{"name":"Rust"},{"name":".NET"},{"name":"Elixir"},{"name":"Swift"},{"name":"Android"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Slack Connect","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub Actions","native":false,"category":"ci_cd","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS EventBridge","native":true,"category":"events","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"CloudWatch","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Google Cloud","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Snyk","native":false,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Wiz","native":false,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Lacework","native":false,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"SIEM","native":false,"category":"security","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"GitLab CI/CD"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Terragrunt"},{"name":"Istio"},{"name":"Jaeger"},{"name":"Honeycomb"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"GitLab","native":false,"category":"ci","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","features":["Up to 2,000 Linux vCPU minutes/month","Up to 250k test executions/month","Dynamic pipelines","Community support","1 workflow"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"30-day all-access trial to all platform features, then ongoing free tier with limited resources","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_executions":"250k/mo","linux_vcpu_minutes":"2,000/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Per active user/month (amount not specified in source)","features":["4,000 Linux vCPU minutes/month included","1M test executions/month","macOS agents access","Priority email support","250k/month test history","1 workflow"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"Per-seat pricing with increased build capacity, macOS support, and priority support","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_executions":"1M/mo","linux_vcpu_minutes":"4,000/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Full Buildkite platform access","99.95% platform uptime SLA","Buildkite-hosted agents with remote Docker builders","Private container registry","Custom storage and retention policies","SCIM, custom SAML & ADFS","Audit log exports","EventBridge and SIEM integrations","Enterprise support with SLA credits","Slack Connect","2.5TB/month build storage","Largest machine sizes","Linux ARM64 support"],"description":"Custom deployment with enterprise-grade security, compliance, and unlimited scale","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Linux Hosted Agent vCPU Minutes","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.004,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Mac Hosted Agent vCPU Minutes","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.02,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.24,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Self-hosted Agents","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"agent","amount":3.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier with 30-day all-access trial. Pro plan per active user/month. Enterprise with custom pricing. Metered usage for hosted agents ($0.004/Linux vCPU-min, $0.02-$0.24/Mac vCPU-min).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T11:11:46.454Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Individual","summary":"Free","features":["Pipeline visualization","Local and cloud execution"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free pipeline visualization and execution for personal projects and hobbyists","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$50/month for up to 10 users, 2-week free trial","features":["Centralized control plane","Pipeline telemetry and visualization","Distributed cache orchestration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Centralized control plane for team collaboration with pipeline telemetry and cache orchestration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"up to 10"}}],"summary":"Free for individuals. $50/month for teams (up to 10 users, 2-week free trial).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dagger.io/blog/new-dagger-cloud-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T13:19:19.689Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":50,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/v0.21.10","date":"2026-09-30T16:26:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/typescript/v0.21.10","date":"2026-09-30T16:27:35Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/typescript/v0.21.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/rust/v0.21.10","date":"2026-09-30T16:29:07Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/rust/v0.21.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/python/v0.21.10","date":"2026-09-30T16:28:17Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/python/v0.21.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/php/v0.21.10","date":"2026-09-30T16:27:52Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/php/v0.21.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/go/v0.21.10","date":"2026-09-30T16:27:53Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/go/v0.21.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/elixir/v0.21.10","date":"2026-09-30T16:29:03Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/elixir/v0.21.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/helm/chart/v0.21.10","date":"2026-09-30T16:27:35Z","type":"stable","version":"helm/chart/v0.21.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:45:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/typescript/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:46:59Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/typescript/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/rust/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:48:10Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/rust/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/python/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:47:30Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/python/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/php/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:47:11Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/php/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/go/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:47:12Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/go/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/elixir/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:48:05Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/elixir/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/helm/chart/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:46:56Z","type":"stable","version":"helm/chart/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:07:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/typescript/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:08:26Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/typescript/v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/rust/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:09:29Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/rust/v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/python/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:08:52Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/python/v0.21.8"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type I","level":"Type I","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active","evidenceUrl":"https://buildkite.com/resources/blog/buildkite-maintains-soc-2-type-2-compliance/"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.1 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://buildkite.com/resources/blog/buildkite-maintains-soc-2-type-2-compliance/ | - |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:06:37.756Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*