Dagger
Dagger is a programmable tool that lets developers replace artisanal scripts with a modern API and cross-language scripting engine to build, test, and deploy code repeatably and at scale.
At a Glance
- DevOps Teams
- Platform Engineers
- Software Developers
- AI/ML Engineering Teams
AI Tools by Dagger
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container-use
Isolated Containers for AI Agents
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Products & Services
The core open-source programmable tool for running software engineering workflows in containers.
A commercial platform providing observability, caching, and control for Dagger-powered pipelines.
A marketplace for discovering and sharing modular Dagger functions and integrations.
Market Position
Dagger positions itself as a 'DevOps Operating System' that unifies CI/CD across vendors (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab) by providing a portable, programmable engine that runs the same locally and in the cloud.
Leadership
Founders
Solomon Hykes
Founder and former CTO of Docker; creator of the Docker container engine.
Sam Alba
Early Docker employee; creator of Docker Hub; former VP of Engineering at Docker.
Andrea Luzzardi
Early Docker employee; creator of Docker Swarm.
Executive Team
Solomon Hykes
CEO & Co-Founder
Previously Founder/CTO at Docker.
Sam Alba
Co-Founder
Previously VP Engineering at Docker.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
After founding Docker, Solomon Hykes observed that while containers simplified packaging, the 'glue' (CI/CD scripts) remained a fragmented mess. Dagger was founded to bring the 'programmability' of Docker to the entire software delivery pipeline.
Business Model
Revenue Model
SaaS / Cloud usage-based and subscription model for observability and enterprise features.
Pricing Tiers
Observability for one user, community support.
Flat rate for up to 10 users, includes module sharing and team observability.
Advanced security, SSO, and dedicated support for large organizations.
Target Markets
- DevOps Teams
- Platform Engineers
- Software Developers
- AI/ML Engineering Teams
- CI/CD Pipeline Standardization
- Local Development Environments
- AI Workflow Automation
- Cloud-native Application Deployment
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