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Dagster

Data asset-oriented orchestrator for analytics and ML

★ Stars16.3k16,295 on GitHub
Last commit19 Oct 2026
LicenceApache-2.0SPDX, from the repository
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Dagster is an open-source data orchestrator centred on software-defined assets, with a rich UI and Dagster+ as the commercial cloud.

Fit: hosting and licence

Runs onLinux, Web, Self-hosted
HostingSelf-host or cloud
Commercial useAllowed
Open-source licence (Apache-2.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use.

Sources: dagster.io · opensource.org/osd, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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