Pilot it+150 this week16,061 · 2,259 forks

Data pipeline orchestration tool

Worth a timeboxed spike before you bet on it.

Who it's for

Small data teams with complex workflows

What it replaces

Manual scripting or paid ETL tools

The catch

Steep learning curve and resource-intensive deployment

Your first hour

Install Dagster and run the tutorial example

The numbers

Stars16,061
Forks2,259
Stars added (7d)+150
Open issues2,584
LanguagePython
LicenceApache-2.0
Last pushUpdated today
Project age8 years old

Maintainers describe it as: An orchestration platform for the development, production, and observation of data assets.

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dagster, in short

Should a small team use dagster?
Pilot it. Worth a timeboxed spike before you bet on it. Small data teams with complex workflows
What does dagster actually do?
Data pipeline orchestration tool
What does dagster replace?
Manual scripting or paid ETL tools
What is the downside of dagster?
Steep learning curve and resource-intensive deployment
Can dagster be used in a commercial product?
Its licence is Apache-2.0, which is permissive and generally fine for commercial use. Confirm against the LICENSE file in the repository.

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Stars, forks, licence and last-push data from the public GitHub API, refreshed August 26, 2026. The verdict is NoizeOff's editorial opinion for a team of 2–20, not advice from the project's maintainers, and not legal advice on licensing. We are not affiliated with dagster-io.

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