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.

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★Dagster70
Matillion57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dagster70 / 100medium · 68%
Matillion57 / 100low · 37%
Pricing
Free tier
Dagster✓
Matillion–
Model
Dagsterfreemium
Matillioncommercial
Price level
Dagsterlow
Matillionunknown
Starting price
Dagster$10
Matillion–
Transparent
Dagster✓
Matillion✓
Integrations
Count
Dagster28
Matillion150
Security
Certifications
Matillion–
Disclosure policy
Dagster✓
Matillion✓
Gdpr
Dagster✓
Matillion–
Hipaa
Dagster✓
Matillion–
Scorecard
Dagster5.1
Matillion–
Soc2
Dagster✓
Matillion–
Trust center
Matillion–
Reliability
Status page
Dagster–
Matillion✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dagster286
Matillion–
Github stars
Dagster16,269
Matillion–
Package downloads weekly
Dagster2,028,283
Matillion–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dagster100
Matillion–
Release
Cadence days
Dagster7
Matillion–
History
Dagster20 items
Matillion–
License
Spdx
DagsterApache-2.0
Matillion–
Language
Primary
DagsterPython
Matillion–
Content
Faq
Dagster8 items
Matillion6 items

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
Dagster28+
Matillion150+
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

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

Matillion

A data integration and ETL platform designed for cloud data warehouses, featuring 150+ connectors and orchestration capabilities. It combines visual pipeline builder tools with AI-driven automation to build and manage data pipelines, supporting major cloud warehouses like Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, and Redshift.

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 $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 ↗

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✓
On-premise
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 (2)
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks

Dagster

Leader
39 total - 37 not shared
  • dbt
  • Spark
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Airbyte
  • Tableau
  • Soda
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • PagerDuty
  • Datadog
  • Python
  • dbt Cloud
  • Fivetran
  • AWS S3
  • AWS Redshift
  • AWS EMR
  • AWS Glue
  • AWS Athena
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • Salesforce
  • Looker
  • Power BI
  • Sigma
  • +13 more
Independently observed

Matillion

7 total - 5 not shared
  • Google BigQuery
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Microsoft Azure Synapse
  • BigQuery
  • Redshift
Independently observed
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