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How Dagster Cloud compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Dagster Cloud does. Only Prefect Cloud lists a starting price, $100 a month. All 5 offer an API, as Dagster Cloud does. Dagster Cloud offers a web app and a command-line tool. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app and 3 offer a command-line tool. Dagster Cloud was founded in 2018; the alternatives were founded between 2018 and 2022. Dagster Cloud is based in San Francisco, United States; 4 of its 5 alternatives are in the United States too, and the others in the Netherlands.
Market position · Data
How Dagster Cloud compares in Data
Dagster Cloud has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 405 live Data tools on FalcoScan. Across Data, the average opportunity score is 69.2 and the average saturation score 33.3. FalcoScan rates Dagster Cloud's own market position as open. 128 of the 405 operating Data tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.
Dagster Cloud compared with its closest alternatives
Product
Opportunity
Saturation
Pricing
Pricing from
Free plan
API
Platforms
Momentum
Dagster CloudFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United States
Moderate
Open
Freemium
$10/mo
Yes
Yes
Web, CLI
Rising
Prefect CloudFounded 2018 · Washington, United States
Dagster Cloud has a free tier, with paid plans from $10 a month.
What are the best alternatives to Dagster Cloud?
The closest alternatives to Dagster Cloud that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Prefect Cloud, Prefect Cloud Flows, Hex Data Platform, Motherduck Cloud, and DuckDB Local.
Is Dagster Cloud still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Dagster Cloud as operating at dagster.io.
Where is Dagster Cloud based?
Dagster Cloud is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
Does Dagster Cloud have an API?
Yes. Dagster Cloud offers an API.
Who is Dagster Cloud for?
Dagster Cloud is built for data engineers, data teams, and analysts.
How do I sign in to Dagster Cloud?
Sign in on Dagster Cloud's own website, dagster.io. FalcoScan reviews Dagster Cloud but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Dagster Cloud directly.