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Dagster vs Hatchet

A side-by-side comparison of Dagster and Hatchet across 26 workflow orchestration capabilities. Dagster fully supports 12 of them and Hatchet fully supports 18; of the 12 mandatory features, Dagster covers 10 and Hatchet covers 10.

Dagster

Dagster is an open-source data orchestration platform that helps you build, deploy, and observe data pipelines and data assets.

Features fully supported12 / 26
Mandatory features: 10 / 12View profile

Hatchet

Hatchet is an open-source, Postgres-based platform for running background tasks, durable workflows and AI agents at scale, with SDKs for Python, TypeScript and Go.

Features fully supported18 / 26
Mandatory features: 10 / 12View profile

Feature comparison

12 of 26 capabilities differ between Dagster and Hatchet.

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CapabilityDagsterHatchet
DAG-based workflow definition
Define dependencies and execution order
Mandatory		YesYes
Code-first workflows
Versionable, testable workflows
Mandatory		YesYes
Declarative workflow model
Predictability, reproducibility
Mandatory		YesPartial
Task dependency resolution
Correct execution order
Mandatory		YesYes
Persistent workflow state
Crash recovery, observability
Mandatory		YesYes
Task retries
Handle transient failures
Mandatory		YesYes
Retry policies (backoff, limits)
Avoid cascading failures
Recommended		YesYes
Scheduling (cron / time-based)
Automated recurring workflows
Depends		PartialYes
Event-driven execution
React to external systems
Depends		PartialYes
Backfills / replays
Reprocess historical data
Depends		PartialPartial
Idempotency support
Safe retries & replays
Mandatory		PartialPartial
Exactly-once semantics
Correctness for business workflows
Optional		YesNo
Long-running workflows (days/months)
Business processes, approvals
Depends		PartialYes
Human-in-the-loop steps
Approvals, manual actions
Optional		NoYes
Dynamic workflows at runtime
Conditional execution
Depends		PartialYes
Workflow versioning
Safe evolution over time
Recommended		PartialPartial
Distributed execution
Scalability
Mandatory		YesYes
High availability scheduler
Production reliability
Recommended		PartialPartial
Fault-tolerant execution
Crash safety
Mandatory		PartialYes
Observability (logs, states, UI)
Debugging & ops
Mandatory		YesYes
Workflow-level visibility
Understand end-to-end runs
Mandatory		YesYes
Task isolation
Failure containment
Mandatory		YesYes
Native Kubernetes support
Modern infra compatibility
Depends		PartialYes
Multi-language SDKs
Polyglot systems
Optional		NoYes
Deterministic replay
Safe recovery & correctness
Optional		NoPartial
Pluggable execution backends
Flexibility
Recommended		PartialNo

* To be considered a complete workflow orchestration tool, a tool must implement the features marked as mandatory according to our assessment.

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