Which is cheaper, Dagger or Spacelift?

Dagger is 8.0x cheaper than Spacelift. Dagger starts at $0/mo, Spacelift starts at $0/mo.

Does Dagger have a free tier?

Yes, Dagger offers a free tier with users: 1, monthlyEvents: 1000000.

Dagger has moderate switching cost. Spacelift has significant switching cost. Dagger is easier to switch away from.

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Dagger

← More affordable

Programmable CI/CD engine that runs pipelines as code in containers

Switching Cost: moderate

Spacelift

Infrastructure orchestration platform for Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes

Switching Cost: significant

The cost difference is substantial — Spacelift runs about 8.0x what Dagger charges.

Price-conscious teams should choose Dagger — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price-conscious teams should choose Dagger — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price Difference

8.0x

Dagger is cheaper by $349/mo

Switching Costs

Dagger

Lower switching costs for easier migration