GitHub Actions vs Dagger

Side-by-side comparison of GitHub Actions and Dagger to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	GitHub Actions	Dagger
Pricing	Free / $0.008/min	Free (open source)
Rating	⭐ 4.6/5	⭐ 4.5/5
Categories	ci-cd	ci-cd, containers-orchestration
Workflow YAML	✅	❌
Matrix builds	✅	❌
Marketplace actions	✅	❌
Reusable workflows	✅	❌
Environment secrets	✅	❌
Self-hosted runners	✅	❌
Multi-language SDKs	❌	✅
Local execution	❌	✅
Container-native	❌	✅
CI portability	❌	✅
Caching	❌	✅
Dagger Cloud	❌	✅

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