# Dagster

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/dagster
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/dagster.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/dagster/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://dagster.io
- **Slug:** dagster
- **Categories:** ai-machine-learning, data-analytics-business-intelligence, developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Focuses on Software-Defined Assets rather than just tasks, allowing the orchestrator to track data lineage and state natively.
Source: Brand's website (https://dagster.io) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Dagster is an open-source data orchestrator designed for the entire development lifecycle, including development, deployment, and monitoring. It focuses on 'Software-Defined Assets,' a declarative approach where the orchestrator understands the data objects being produced rather than just the tasks being run. Developed by Elementl, it is a prominent player in the 'Modern Data Stack' ecosystem.
Source: Brand's website (https://dagster.io) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Dagster Open Source
  - Dagster Cloud (Serverless & Hybrid)
Source: Brand's website (https://dagster.io) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Freemium (Open Source is free; Cloud is usage-based/subscription)
Source: Brand's website (https://dagster.io) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Data Engineering teams, Platform Engineering, Data Science departments within mid-market to enterprise tech companies.
Source: Brand's website (https://dagster.io) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Apache Airflow
  - Prefect
  - Mage.ai
  - Informatica
Source: Brand's website (https://dagster.io) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.