Comparison

Dagster vs dbt Core

On the evidence we track, Dagster 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.

Dagster full profile →dbt Core full profile →

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★Dagster70

dbt Core65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DagsterLeader	dbt Core
Vioscale score	70 / 100medium · 68%	65 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	14	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	6
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dagster&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dbt-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	286	553
Github starsadoption.github_stars	16,066	13,694
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	2,176,853	21,005,917
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	81	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	7	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Dagster70 / 100medium · 68%

dbt Core65 / 100high · 77%

Pricing

Free tier

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Model

Dagsterfreemium

dbt Coreopen_source

Price level

Dagsterlow

dbt Corefree

Transparent

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Integrations

Count

Dagster14

dbt Core6

Security

Disclosure policy

Dagster✓

dbt Core–

Gdpr

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Hipaa

Dagster✓

dbt Core–

Iso27001

Dagster–

dbt Core✓

Scorecard

Dagster4.8

dbt Core6

Soc2

Dagster✓

dbt Core–

Vulnerabilities

DagsterCount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dagster&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

dbt CoreCount: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dbt-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

Dagster–

dbt Core✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dagster286

dbt Core553

Github stars

Dagster16,066

dbt Core13,694

Package downloads weekly

Dagster2,176,853

dbt Core21,005,917

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dagster81

dbt Core100

Release

Cadence days

Dagster7

dbt Core2

History

Dagster20 items

dbt Core20 items

License

Spdx

DagsterApache-2.0

dbt CoreApache-2.0

Language

Primary

DagsterPython

dbt CoreRust

Market

Availability

DagsterAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

dbt CoreAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data engineering tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Data Engineering Tools
Capability	Dagster	dbt Core
Core
Tool role	Orchestrator	Transformation
Processing paradigm	Batch	Batch
Connectivity
Connector count	-	6+ named integrations with broader ecosystem
CDC / log-based replication	✗	-
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)	✗	-
dbt-native orchestration	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available	✓	✓
Managed cloud available	✓	✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog	✓	✓
Authoring
Python-first authoring	✓	-
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs	✓	-
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests	✓	✓
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)	✓	-

Core

Tool role

DagsterOrchestrator

dbt CoreTransformation

Processing paradigm

DagsterBatch

dbt CoreBatch

Connectivity

Connector count

Dagster-

dbt Core6+ named integrations with broader ecosystem

CDC / log-based replication

Dagster✗

dbt Core-

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

Dagster✗

dbt Core-

dbt-native orchestration

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Managed cloud available

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Authoring

Python-first authoring

Dagster✓

dbt Core-

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

Dagster✓

dbt Core-

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

Dagster✓

dbt Core-

What each one is

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

Dagster

Leader

A unified orchestration and observability platform that manages data pipelines through assets, tracks dependencies and lineage, enforces data quality, and integrates with existing tools like dbt, Snowflake, and Spark. Supports both self-hosted open-source and managed cloud deployment.

Independently observed

dbt Core

dbt is a framework that enables data teams to transform data using SQL-based development practices similar to software engineering, with built-in testing, version control, and deployment capabilities. It provides lineage tracking, documentation, and can run locally or in the cloud.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Dagster

Leader

from $0.01/moSubscription30-day trial

From $120/month. 30-day free trial. Subscription with metered credits (asset materializations and ops executed); serverless compute charged separately.

Solo$120/month with 7.5k credits/month included; overages at $0.040/credit
- 1 User
- 1 Code location
- 1 Deployment
- Core orchestration
- Asset-based orchestration
- +6 more
Starter$1200/month with 30k credits/month included; overages at $0.035/credit
- Up to 3 Users
- 5 Code locations
- 1 Deployment
- Catalog search
- Column-level lineage
- +8 more
Pro/EnterpriseContact sales
- Unlimited code locations
- Unlimited deployments
- Custom serverless compute pricing
- Cost tracking and insights
- Personalized onboarding support
- +8 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

dbt Core

from $100/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free Developer tier, $100/seat/month for Starter, custom pricing for Enterprise

DeveloperFree
- Browser-based IDE
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Job scheduling
- Keep on the latest dbt release
Starter$100/seat/month
- All Developer features
- dbt Catalog basic
- dbt Semantic Layer basic
- dbt Copilot code generation
- API access
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Starter features
- dbt Catalog advanced
- dbt Semantic Layer advanced
- dbt Copilot
- dbt Canvas
- +2 more
Enterprise+Contact sales
- All Enterprise features
- PrivateLink
- IP Restrictions
- Rollback
- Hybrid projects

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Dagster	dbt Core
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

macOS

Dagster✗

dbt Core✓

Windows

Dagster✗

dbt Core✓

Linux

Dagster✗

dbt Core✓

CLI

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Self-hosted

Dagster✓

dbt Core✓

Hybrid

Dagster✓

dbt Core✗

Integrations

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

In common (3)

Snowflake
Databricks
Tableau

Dagster

Leader

14 total - 11 not shared

dbt
Spark
Azure
AWS
Airbyte
Soda
Slack
Microsoft Teams
PagerDuty
Datadog
Python

Independently observed

dbt Core

6 total - 3 not shared

Fivetran
OpenAI
Azure AI

Independently observed

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