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Comparison

Dagster vs Matillion

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 →Matillion full profile →
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★Dagster70
Matillion50
Score
Vioscale score
Dagster70 / 100medium · 68%
Matillion50 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tier
Dagster✓
Matillion–
Model
Dagsterfreemium
Matillioncommercial
Price level
Dagsterlow
Matillionunknown
Transparent
Dagster✓
Matillion✓
Integrations
Count
Dagster14
Matillion4
Security
Disclosure policy
Dagster✓
Matillion✓
Gdpr
Dagster✓
Matillion–
Hipaa
Dagster✓
Matillion–
Scorecard
Dagster4.8
Matillion–
Soc2
Dagster✓
Matillion–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Dagster–
Matillion✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dagster286
Matillion–
Github stars
Dagster16,066
Matillion–
Package downloads weekly
Dagster2,176,853
Matillion–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dagster81
Matillion–
Release
Cadence days
Dagster7
Matillion–
History
Dagster20 items
Matillion–
License
Spdx
DagsterApache-2.0
Matillion–
Language
Primary
DagsterPython
Matillion–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Matillion

A data integration platform that helps data teams build and manage data pipelines more efficiently using cloud computing and AI automation, designed to accelerate data analytics and AI workflows at scale.

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 verify ↗

Matillion

Subscription

Flexible and transparent pricing that matches your usage

  • Maia Foundation-
  • Maia Team-
  • Maia Context Engine-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dagster✓
Matillion✓
CLI
Dagster✓
Matillion✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dagster✓
Matillion✓
Self-hosted
Dagster✓
Matillion✗
Hybrid
Dagster✓
Matillion✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Snowflake

Dagster

Leader
14 total - 13 not shared
  • dbt
  • Spark
  • Databricks
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Airbyte
  • Tableau
  • Soda
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • PagerDuty
  • Datadog
  • Python
Independently observed

Matillion

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Google BigQuery
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Microsoft Azure Synapse
Independently observed

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