Dagger vs act

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

Feature	Dagger	act
Pricing	Free (open source)	Free
Rating	⭐ 4.5/5	⭐ 4.4/5
Categories	ci-cd, containers-orchestration	ci-cd
Multi-language SDKs	✅	❌
Local execution	✅	✅
Container-native	✅	❌
CI portability	✅	❌
Caching	✅	❌
Dagger Cloud	✅	❌
Docker-based	❌	✅
Fast iteration	❌	✅
Event simulation	❌	✅
Secrets	❌	✅
Matrix	❌	✅

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