Dagster vs Mage
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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data engineering tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Dagster
LeaderA 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.
Mage
A system for constructing data processing pipelines that validates, schedules, and executes them in production environments. Supports both cloud-managed and self-hosted deployment models.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Dagster
LeaderFrom $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
Mage
From $100/month + usage for cloud, custom pricing for private deployments
- Mage Cloud$100/month + usage ($0.50 per cpu-hour, $0.50 per 4GB-hour)
- Workflow orchestration and scheduling
- Pipeline monitoring and observability
- Data validation and quality checks
- Unlimited users
- Development environment included
- Mage ProContact sales
- Hybrid cloud deployment
- Private cloud deployment
- On-premises deployment
- Full data isolation
- Custom infrastructure configuration
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Dagster
Leader- dbt
- Snowflake
- Spark
- Databricks
- Azure
- AWS
- Airbyte
- Tableau
- Soda
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- PagerDuty
- Datadog
- Python
Mage
- Apache Spark
- PySpark
- Kafka
- Stripe
- Salesforce
- BigQuery
- AWS EMR
- Kubernetes
- EHR systems
- Billing platforms
- Lab systems
- Clinical systems
- MySQL
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.