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dagster vs Agenta
dagster has 16,183 GitHub stars, 2,296 forks, 2,589 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Agenta has 4,766 stars, 674 forks, 309 open issues and last shipped today. dagster leads on adoption by 240% (16,183 vs 4,766 stars). dagster is written in Python under Apache-2.0; Agenta is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. dagster has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Agenta 14%. Agenta was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| dagster | Agenta | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 16K | ★ 4.8K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 674 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick dagster if
- You weight community size — 16K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Agenta if
- You want the Agenta feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Agenta fits your workflow better
About dagster
Dagster is a cloud native data pipeline orchestrator written in Python and released under the Apache 2.0 licence, built for data engineers, data scientists, and machine learning teams who declare the tables, data sets, models, and reports their pipelines should produce and need those assets tested, observable, and kept up to date from local development through production.
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About Agenta
Agenta is an open source workspace where a team builds, runs, and improves AI agents by chatting with them, intended for individuals and teams that want agent automation without moving every task onto metered API billing.
read the full Agenta overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is dagster or Agenta more popular?
dagster has 16,183 GitHub stars and Agenta has 4,766. dagster has the larger community by that measure.
Are dagster and Agenta free?
Both are open source. dagster is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Agenta has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between dagster and Agenta?
dagster is written in Python and Agenta in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, dagster or Agenta?
Choose dagster if you want the larger community (16,183 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Agenta if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.