Dagger

What it is for

Dagger is a portable CI desk: you write a pipeline as functions, Cloud stores a trace, and Starter is $20/month (1 user, 1-month trace retention). Use it when the job is a pipeline you start at $20, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Dagger Cloud Visibility list (public repositories, github.com/dagger/dagger) from the Cloud UI docs — not a pricing card. The list itself is ops of Traces.

Key features

• Pipelines — a Dagger function you run locally or in CI (pricing Pipeline CPU). One run. Repeat work is the meter of this (new 0.5¢/CPU-min, repeat 0.1¢). The SDK / CLI is install.
• Cloud traces — a run you inspect after telemetry lands (Visibility still; pricing Cloud Traces). A timeline, not the function. Starter keeps traces 1 month; Scale 1 year. Public-repo visibility on the cover is ops of this.
• Modules — a shareable pipeline package (Cloud modules). A library, not a run. GitHub install is how this arrives.
• OSS engine — the engine you run on your machine or CI runner; Cloud is the hosted trace desk (GitHub). A deploy, not a module. The engine is $0.
• Access control — extra Cloud users and private Discord (pricing Scale). A seat, not a trace. Starter is 1 user; Scale is unlimited users. SSO is Enterprise SKU of this.

Users are the Cloud seat. Pipeline CPU / memory / I/O are usage meters on top of the plan minimum. Container image egress is called out on the same page.

Who it's for

Best fit: platform teams who will run the OSS engine at $0 while they write a first function, then start Starter’s Try for free and land on $20/month (1 user, 1-month traces) — or Scale at $200/month when they need unlimited users and 1-year traces.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from dagger.io/pricing. Plans are a minimum; pipeline CPU/memory still meter.

• Starter — $20/month. 1 user. Community Discord. Email support. SOC 2. Cloud traces: 1 month retention. Try for free.
• Scale — $200/month. Everything in Starter, plus unlimited users, access control, private Discord. Cloud traces: 1 year retention. Try for free.
• Enterprise — custom. SSO, 24/7 premium support, custom trace retention, custom terms. Confirm the live quote — do not invent an Enterprise dollar.
• Pipeline usage (printed) — CPU new work 0.5¢/CPU-min, repeat 0.1¢/CPU-min. Memory new 0.5¢/GB-min, repeat 0.1¢/GB-min. Also: pipeline inputs / outputs / repeat work. Container images and container egress are listed separately.

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Limitations / costs

• $20 is 1 user and 1-month traces. A second Cloud user is Scale at $200.
• Usage is a second bill. The plan minimum does not include unlimited CPU-min.
• A pipeline desk, not a GitHub-hosted runner farm. For a usage-metered deploy canvas see Railway.

Alternatives

• Railway — a service canvas when you will deploy an app, not define a Dagger function.
• Trigger.dev — background jobs when the run is a task, not a CI pipeline.
• Windmill — scripts and flows you self-host when you do not want Dagger Cloud traces.

Official tutorial

Official Dagger channel video: From 30-Minute Pipelines to Instant Feedback: Andy’s CI/CD Journey with Dagger (oEmbed author: Dagger). First-party CI walkthrough; the Cloud Visibility still is the cover.

Written path: dagger.io/pricing plus the Cloud UI.

Website

https://dagger.io

Repository

https://github.com/dagger/dagger

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Dagger Cloud Visibility list. Dollars checked on dagger.io/pricing (Starter $20; Scale $200; CPU 0.5¢/min new). Tutorial oEmbed author: Dagger.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.