Comparison

Dagster vs Hevo Data

No clear leader: Dagster (70.0) and Hevo Data (65.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Dagster70
Hevo Data66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dagster70 / 100medium · 68%
Hevo Data66 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✗
Model
Dagsterfreemium
Hevo Datacommercial
Price level
Dagsterlow
Hevo Dataunknown
Starting price
Dagster$10
Hevo Data–
Transparent
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Integrations
Count
Dagster28
Hevo Data150
Security
Disclosure policy
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Gdpr
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Hipaa
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Scorecard
Dagster5.1
Hevo Data–
Soc2
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Reliability
Status page
Dagster–
Hevo Data✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dagster286
Hevo Data–
Github stars
Dagster16,269
Hevo Data–
Package downloads weekly
Dagster2,028,283
Hevo Data–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dagster100
Hevo Data–
Release
Cadence days
Dagster7
Hevo Data–
History
Dagster20 items
Hevo Data–
License
Spdx
DagsterApache-2.0
Hevo Data–
Language
Primary
DagsterPython
Hevo Data–
Content
Faq
Dagster8 items
Hevo Data7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool role
DagsterOrchestrator
Hevo DataELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm
DagsterBatch
Hevo DataBatch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count
Dagster28+
Hevo Data150+
CDC / log-based replication
Dagster✗
Hevo Data✓
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)
Dagster✗
Hevo Data✓
dbt-native orchestration
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✗
Managed cloud available
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✗
Authoring
Python-first authoring
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✗
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓

What each one is

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

Dagster

An orchestration and observability platform that models data assets, manages their dependencies, and integrates lineage tracking, quality monitoring, and data cataloging for managing pipelines from development to production.

Independently observed

Hevo Data

A cloud-native ELT platform that automates data movement from 150+ sources into data warehouses with built-in dbt-based transformations, automatic schema drift handling, and enterprise security controls.

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

from $10/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

From $10/month. Free 30-day trial. Subscription plus metered usage model.

  • Solo$10/month + $0.04/credit + $0.01/minute serverless compute
    • Core and asset-based orchestration
    • Local development (dg CLI)
    • Partitions and backfills
    • Branch deployments
    • Asset checks
    • +3 more
  • Starter$100/month + $0.035/credit
    • All Solo features
    • Workflow-based orchestration
    • Freshness policies
    • Data column lineage
    • BI tool integration
    • +5 more
  • ProContact sales
    • All Starter features
    • Custom serverless compute
    • Cost tracking and insights
    • Personalized onboarding support
    • Private Slack channel
    • +8 more
as of verify ↗

Hevo Data

from $265/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $0 (Free). Starter $265–$299/month. Professional $750–$849/month. Custom plans available.

  • FreeFree
    • 1-hour scheduling
    • Up to 5 users
  • Starter$299/month (monthly) or $265/month (annual, 12% off)
    • Everything in Free, plus
    • Up to 10 users
    • 150+ connectors
    • dbt integration
    • SSH/SSL
    • +1 more
  • Professional$849/month (monthly) or $750/month (annual, 12% off)
    • Everything in Starter, plus
    • Unlimited users
    • Hevo APIs for Pipeline automation
    • Reverse SSH
    • Add-ons available
  • Business CriticalContact sales
    • Everything in Professional, plus
    • Streaming Pipelines
    • Role Based Access Control
    • Single sign-on
    • Multiple Workspaces
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
CLI
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Self-hosted
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✗
On-premise
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✓
Hybrid
Dagster✓
Hevo Data✗

Integrations

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

In common (5)
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • SFTP

Dagster

39 total - 34 not shared
  • dbt
  • Spark
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Airbyte
  • Tableau
  • Soda
  • Microsoft Teams
  • PagerDuty
  • Datadog
  • Python
  • dbt Cloud
  • Fivetran
  • AWS S3
  • AWS Redshift
  • AWS EMR
  • AWS Glue
  • AWS Athena
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • Looker
  • Power BI
  • Sigma
  • Clickhouse
  • Ray
  • +10 more
Independently observed

Hevo Data

50 total - 45 not shared
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Oracle
  • Redshift
  • BigQuery
  • MariaDB
  • HubSpot
  • Zendesk
  • Shopify
  • Google Ads
  • Facebook Ads
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Azure Blob
  • Google Cloud
  • dbt Core
  • Google Analytics
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Kafka
  • Google Sheets
  • Segment
  • +21 more
Independently observed
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Dagster or Hevo Data: which one depends on you

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