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Comparison

CircleCI vs Dagger

On the evidence we track, CircleCI 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.

CircleCI full profile →Dagger full profile →
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★CircleCI70
Dagger54
Score
Vioscale score
CircleCI70 / 100medium · 73%
Dagger54 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Model
CircleCIfreemium
Daggerfreemium
Price level
CircleCIlow
Daggermid
Transparent
CircleCI–
Dagger✓
Integrations
Count
CircleCI15
Dagger9
Security
Disclosure policy
CircleCI✓
Dagger–
Fedramp
CircleCI✓
Dagger–
Gdpr
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Iso27001
CircleCI✓
Dagger–
Pci
CircleCI✓
Dagger–
Scorecard
CircleCI–
Dagger4.6
Soc2
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
CircleCI–
Dagger17
Github stars
CircleCI–
Dagger16,202
Stackoverflow questions
CircleCI8,600
Dagger–
Activity
Commits last 30d
CircleCI–
Dagger100
Release
History
CircleCI–
Dagger20 items
License
Spdx
CircleCI–
DaggerApache-2.0
Language
Primary
CircleCI–
DaggerGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
CircleCI8 items
Dagger–
Hosting
Model
CircleCIcloud
Dagger–

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
CircleCICloud + self-hosted
DaggerCloud + self-hosted
Self-hosted runners
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
CircleCI✓
Dagger✗
Matrix / parallel builds
CircleCI-
Dagger-
Build
Container-native builds
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Performance
Build caching
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Security
Secrets management
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓

What each one is

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

CircleCI

Leader

CircleCI is a CI/CD platform that automates code testing, validation, and deployment across various environments and platforms. It executes builds in isolated containers, integrates with version control systems, and provides intelligence to help development teams ship quality software faster.

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.

CircleCI

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Usage-based credit system with prepaid discounts. Pricing scales based on active users and build volume.

  • FreeFree
as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
macOS
CircleCI✓
Dagger✗
Windows
CircleCI✓
Dagger✗
Linux
CircleCI✓
Dagger✗
CLI
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Self-hosted
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
On-premise
CircleCI✓
Dagger✓
Hybrid
CircleCI✓
Dagger✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • GitHub
  • Docker

CircleCI

Leader
15 total - 13 not shared
  • AWS
  • AWS ECS
  • AWS ECR
  • AWS EKS
  • AWS S3
  • AWS Lambda
  • Heroku
  • Netlify
  • OpenID Connect
  • Vault
  • GCP
  • Stripe
  • MCP
Independently observed

Dagger

9 total - 7 not shared
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Kubernetes
  • 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.