Dagger, Inc.
Dagger is a programmable CI/CD platform that lets developers build, test, and deploy software using standard programming languages and a portable container-based engine.
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- DevOps Engineers
- Platform Engineers
- SREs
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Open Source CI CD Automation
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Latest News
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Products & Services
The core open-source container engine for running software delivery pipelines as code.
A managed SaaS product that provides observability, caching, and visualization for Dagger workflows.
A registry and ecosystem for sharing and discovering Dagger modules and functions.
Managed execution environment for Dagger pipelines with auto-scaling and global caching.
Market Position
Dagger positions itself as a 'programmable' alternative to YAML-heavy CI tools like GitHub Actions and Jenkins. It emphasizes portability, allowing developers to run the exact same code on their laptops as in the cloud, and leverages the container expertise of its founders to provide a superior build experience.
Leadership
Founders
Solomon Hykes
Founder and former CTO of Docker (formerly dotCloud). Pioneer of container technology and software delivery standards.
Sam Alba
Former VP of Engineering at Docker and the company's first hire. Co-founded Dagger in 2018 (later moved to found Mendral in 2026).
Andrea Luzzardi
Former Lead Architect at Docker and the creator of Docker Swarm. Expert in distributed systems and infrastructure.
Eric Bardin
Former Infrastructure Engineer at Docker and dotCloud, focusing on platform reliability and delivery.
Executive Team
Solomon Hykes
CEO & Co-founder
Visionary leader in the DevOps space, previously founder and CTO of Docker.
Andrea Luzzardi
Chief Architect & Co-founder
Deep technical expertise in container orchestration and architecture, formerly Lead Architect at Docker.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Dagger was founded by the creators of Docker to solve the complexity and fragmentation of modern software delivery. After seeing the 'artisanal' and fragile state of CI/CD scripts, the founders envisioned a programmable, language-native 'DevOps operating system' that provides parity between local development and CI environments.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based SaaS for Dagger Cloud (Observability and Caching) and managed Cloud Engines (API/Usage-based).
Pricing Tiers
For individuals. Includes observability for one user and community support.
For teams up to 10 users. Includes observability and module sharing.
Advanced features, higher user limits, and enterprise support.
Target Markets
- Software Engineers
- DevOps Engineers
- Platform Engineers
- SREs
- AI Developers
- CI/CD pipeline automation
- Local-to-CI environment parity
- Modular infrastructure-as-code
- AI agent workflow orchestration
- Cross-platform software builds
- Discern
- Flipt
- Postman
- Various open-source projects