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Comparison

Dagger vs Semaphore

On the evidence we track, Semaphore leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Dagger54
★Semaphore63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dagger54 / 100medium · 67%
Semaphore63 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Dagger✓
Semaphore✓
Model
Daggerfreemium
Semaphorefreemium
Price level
Daggermid
Semaphorelow
Starting price
Dagger$50
Semaphore–
Transparent
Dagger✓
Semaphore✗
Integrations
Count
Dagger6
Semaphore1
Security
Gdpr
Dagger✓
Semaphore–
Iso27001
Dagger–
Semaphore✓
Pci
Dagger–
Semaphore✓
Scorecard
Dagger5.1
Semaphore–
Soc2
Dagger✓
Semaphore✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Dagger✓
Semaphore✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dagger17
Semaphore–
Github stars
Dagger16,339
Semaphore–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dagger100
Semaphore–
Release
History
Dagger20 items
Semaphore–
License
Spdx
DaggerApache-2.0
Semaphore–
Language
Primary
DaggerGo
Semaphore–
Market
Availability
DaggerAvailable worldwide
Semaphore–
Content
Faq
Dagger7 items
Semaphore5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Dagger

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.

Independently observed

Semaphore

Leader

A delivery platform that combines CI/CD capabilities with AI-driven features through a command-line interface.

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. $50/month for teams (up to 10 users, 2-week free trial).

  • IndividualFree
    • Pipeline visualization
    • Local and cloud execution
  • Team$50/month for up to 10 users, 2-week free trial
    • Centralized control plane
    • Pipeline telemetry and visualization
    • Distributed cache orchestration
as of verify ↗

Semaphore

Leader
from $0.00/moUsage-basedFree tier

Pay-per-minute metered compute: $0.0025/min (self-hosted) to $0.09/min (MacOS). Includes 20 concurrent jobs, $15/month free credits, 9.6 GB cache, and free support. Optional modular support and success services.

  • Compute - Ubuntu ARM$0.003–$0.012/min depending on vCPU
  • Compute - Ubuntu x64$0.0075–$0.015/min depending on vCPU
  • Compute - MacOS$0.09/min
  • Compute - Self-Hosted$0.0025/min
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Dagger✓
Semaphore✗
Windows
Dagger✓
Semaphore✗
Linux
Dagger✓
Semaphore✗
CLI
Dagger✓
Semaphore✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dagger✓
Semaphore✓
Self-hosted
Dagger✓
Semaphore✓

Integrations

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

Dagger

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

Semaphore

Leader
1 total
  • Flowdock
Independently observed
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