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Comparison

Dagger vs Nx

No leader: the top candidate Nx has only 0.29 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Dagger full profile →Nx full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Dagger54
Nx62
Score
Vioscale score
Dagger54 / 100medium · 68%
Nx62 / 100low · 29%
Pricing
Free tier
Dagger✓
Nx✓
Model
Price level
Daggermid
Nxlow
Transparent
Dagger✓
Nx✓
Integrations
Count
Dagger9
Nx4
Security
Gdpr
Dagger✓
Nx–
Scorecard
Dagger4.6
Nx–
Soc2
Dagger✓
Nx–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Dagger✓
Nx✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dagger17
Nx–
Github stars
Dagger16,202
Nx–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dagger100
Nx–
Release
History
Dagger20 items
Nx–
License
Spdx
DaggerApache-2.0
Nx–
Language
Primary
DaggerGo
Nx–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Nx

Nx Cloud is a remote caching and CI optimization platform for monorepos that accelerates build pipelines through distributed task execution and intelligent artifact 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.

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 ↗

Nx

from $2.25/moHybridFree tier

Free Hobby tier with 50k credits/month. Team plan from $19/contributor/month with metered usage. Enterprise with custom pricing.

  • HobbyFree
    • 50,000 credits monthly reset
    • 5 complimentary contributors
    • 10 concurrent CI connections
    • All Nx Agents resource types
    • Basic analytics
    • +1 more
  • Team$19/contributor/month + $5.50 per 10k credits + $2.25/CI connection/month
    • Everything in Hobby
    • Email support
    • Pay-as-you-go for additional contributors, credits, and CI connections
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Team plan
    • Conformance rules
    • Circular dependency detection
    • Cross-repo visibility
    • CI observability
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dagger✓
Nx✓
CLI
Dagger✓
Nx✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dagger✓
Nx✓
Self-hosted
Dagger✓
Nx✓
On-premise
Dagger✓
Nx✗

Integrations

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

Dagger

9 total
  • Docker
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • GitHub
  • Kubernetes
  • Terragrunt
  • Istio
  • Jaeger
  • Honeycomb
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed

Nx

4 total
  • Cursor
  • GitHub Copilot
  • JetBrains
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

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