Dagger is a software stack for continuous integration built around an API, executable code, and a portable DAG execution engine. Pipeline logic can run locally or in Dagger Cloud, with automatic caching and end-to-end tracing. Cloud Checks connect a GitHub repository to Dagger Cloud and run checks on Cloud Engines after events such as pushes or pull requests, without requiring a CI workflow file. Official modules cover testing, linting, formatting, type checking, browser tests, and Helm chart validation, and users can extend modules in their preferred language. The CLI has installation instructions for macOS, Linux, and Windows, and Dagger documentation includes a self-hosting guide. The free Individual plan includes one user, 1,000,000 monthly events, one month of run history, and community support. Team costs 50.00 USD per month after a 14-day trial and includes up to 10 users, 10,000,000 monthly events, one year of run history, and email support. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Who it is for
Dagger suits developers and teams looking to run CI pipeline logic locally or in Dagger Cloud. The Individual plan covers one user, while Team supports up to 10 users and more monthly events.
What is good
- Pipeline logic can run locally or in cloud
- Cloud Checks run after GitHub events
- Modules cover testing, linting, and more
- CLI instructions cover macOS, Linux, and Windows
- Self-hosting guide is available
What to know first
- Individual plan is limited to one user
- Individual includes one month of run history
- Team costs 50.00 USD per month after trial
Verdict
Dagger combines portable CI execution with GitHub-triggered Cloud Checks and modules for common project checks. The free Individual plan has a one-user limit; Team raises the user and event allowances for 50.00 USD per month after its 14-day trial.
Dagger plans and pricing
All plansCompared on continuous integration software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $50/mo
- Multi-architecture builds
- Yes
- Build cache backends
- local
- Build secret handling
- Yes
