- Primary focus
- Open-source data orchestrator with software-defined assets; Dagster Labs joined Prefect in 2026.
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Source model
- Open source
- Pricing model
- open source
- API available
- Yes
- Windows desktop
- Not specified
- Mobile app
- Not specified
- Overview
- 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.

| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Primary focus | Open-source data orchestrator with software-defined assets; Dagster Labs joined Prefect in 2026. | Durable execution platform for reliable distributed workflows |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Source model | Open source | Open source |
| Pricing model | open source | freemium |
| API available | Yes | Not specified |
| Windows desktop | Not specified | Not specified |
| Mobile app | Not specified | Not specified |
| Overview | 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. | Temporal is an open-source durable execution platform for building reliable distributed workflows in code, self-hosted (MIT) or via usage-based Temporal Cloud. |
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- Primary focus
- Durable execution platform for reliable distributed workflows
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Source model
- Open source
- Pricing model
- freemium
- API available
- Not specified
- Windows desktop
- Not specified
- Mobile app
- Not specified
- Overview
- Temporal is an open-source durable execution platform for building reliable distributed workflows in code, self-hosted (MIT) or via usage-based Temporal Cloud.
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