| Attribute |  AirbyteOpen source |  AstronomerOther license |  DagsterOpen source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Primary focus | Move data from sources into chosen destinations | Astro: managed Apache Airflow for orchestrating data pipelines and agentic AI workflows. | Open-source data orchestrator with software-defined assets; Dagster Labs joined Prefect in 2026. |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Source model | Open source | Other license | Open source |
| Pricing model | open source | paid | open source |
| API available | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows desktop | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
| Mobile app | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
| Overview | Airbyte configures connectors and connections to replicate data between systems. | Astronomer builds Astro, a managed Apache Airflow platform for orchestrating data and, increasingly, agentic AI pipelines. The company employs many of Airflow's top open-source committers and prices usage per compute-hour with enterprise tiers. | Dagster is an open-source Python orchestrator built around software-defined assets. Its creator, Dagster Labs (formerly Elementl), was acquired by Prefect in 2026; the open-source project keeps its license and Dagster+ continues unchanged for existing customers. |
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