BMC Control-M vs Dagster

BMC Control-M9.1Visit Dagster8.5Visit

Higher score BMC Control-M #2 in DataOps Platforms 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit BMC Control-M

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Dagster #8 in DataOps Platforms 8.5/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Dagster

• BMC Control-M fits best

  Enterprises orchestrating hybrid data and application jobs

• Dagster fits best

  Data teams focused on assets, lineage, and quality

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Side by side

Feature	BMC Control-M 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Dagster 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.5
Ranking	#2 in DataOps Platforms	#8 in DataOps Platforms
Best for	Enterprises orchestrating hybrid data and application jobs	Data teams focused on assets, lineage, and quality
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$2,400/mo	$10/mo (best)
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs, Live chat
Compliance	GDPR	SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations	12 integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BMC Control-M 0/4 · Dagster 0/4
Workflow scheduling	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Pipeline monitoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data quality checks	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Version control	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported integrations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Orchestrates application and data workflows across cloud and on-premises environments Combines SLA monitoring, predictive delay detection, and managed file transfer Connects with AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, SAP, and Apache Airflow	Tracks asset dependencies and lineage with freshness and quality checks Supports schedules, event-driven sensors, retries, partitions, and backfills Integrates with dbt, Snowflake, Fivetran, Spark, and Databricks
Cons	No free plan; Starter Pack starts at $2,400 per month with annual billing Starter Pack execution volume is capped The published entry price may not suit smaller teams or narrower workloads	Solo is limited to 1 user, 1 code location, and 1 deployment Starter costs $100/month and supports up to 3 users Pro requires a sales conversation, and usage-based charges can apply
Our verdict	BMC Control-M is workflow orchestration software for enterprise IT, operations, development, and data teams managing processes across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, distributed, and mainframe environments. Visual workflow design and… Read the review →	Dagster is a data orchestration framework and platform for data engineering teams building analytics, machine learning, AI, ingestion, and transformation workflows. Its asset-based model connects dependencies, lineage, metadata, execution,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BMC Control-M — where it wins

  • Orchestrates application and data workflows across cloud and on-premises environments
  • Combines SLA monitoring, predictive delay detection, and managed file transfer
  • Connects with AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, SAP, and Apache Airflow

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; Starter Pack starts at $2,400 per month with annual billing
  • Starter Pack execution volume is capped
  • The published entry price may not suit smaller teams or narrower workloads

• Dagster — where it wins

  • Tracks asset dependencies and lineage with freshness and quality checks
  • Supports schedules, event-driven sensors, retries, partitions, and backfills
  • Integrates with dbt, Snowflake, Fivetran, Spark, and Databricks

  Where it doesn't

  • Solo is limited to 1 user, 1 code location, and 1 deployment
  • Starter costs $100/month and supports up to 3 users
  • Pro requires a sales conversation, and usage-based charges can apply

• BMC Control-M9.1/10 · Paid

  Coordinates application and data workflows across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and mainframe environments.

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• Dagster8.5/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible orchestration platform for teams managing data assets and production pipelines.

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