Dagster Plus
Dagster+ SaaS managed asset-based orchestrator.
Definition
Dagster+ deployment Serverless or Hybrid (customer-side agents). Software Defined Assets (SDA): Dagster flagship pattern where assets (tables, ML models, dashboards) are declared with dependencies, vs DAG tasks. Auto-materialize policies. Branching deployments. AI Insights for pipeline observability.
Origin
Dagster Labs (ex-Elementl), founded 2018, Dagster v0.1 2019, v1.0 August 2022, Dagster+ rebranding 2024.
Usage
Adopted by VMware, Drizly, Mailchimp, Webflow, Discord. Strength vs Airflow: assets-first model, type system, testability.