Choose how to run Dagu.
Dagu is the open-source workflow engine. Community stays free; self-host licenses add enterprise controls such as SSO, RBAC, audit logging, incident routing, and support when you run the server yourself.
Self-hosted on your own infrastructure
Dagu is GPLv3 and free forever. Paid licenses add SSO, RBAC, audit logging, incident routing, and support for teams.
- Full workflow automation and monitoring
- Web UI with DAG visualization
- Docker, SSH, and HTTP executors
- Cron scheduling & retries
- Up to 2 API keys for automation
3 self-host Dagu server licenses
$500 / yr · Save 2 months
15 self-host Dagu server licenses
$1,500 / yr · Save 2 months
For teams building event-driven workflow infrastructure in complex environments
- Priority support
Create a 14-day self-host license trial in minutes — 14 days, No credit card required. Start free license trial
Team and Pro include standard support. Enterprise includes priority support. See support details
Details on what the license covers and how Community compares: Self-host license guide
Need internal approval? Read the Adoption Brief
Deployment models
Choose where the Dagu server runs and where your workflows execute.
Community self-host
- Control plane
- Your infrastructure, using the open-source Dagu server.
- Execution
- Local execution and workers run on machines you operate.
- Best for
- Teams that want the free GPLv3 engine on their own infrastructure.
Enterprise self-host
- Control plane
- Your infrastructure, with licensed Dagu servers for SSO, RBAC, audit logging, and incident routing. Notification routing is available without a license.
- Execution
- Workers run in your infrastructure and are not licensed separately.
- Best for
- Teams that need enterprise controls while keeping Dagu inside their own security boundary.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a self-host license?
Community remains free and open source. Notification routing and up to 2 API keys are available without a license. Team is $50/month for 3 self-host Dagu server licenses. Pro is $150/month for 15. Paid licenses remove the Community API key cap and add SSO, RBAC, audit logging, incident routing, and support. Workers are included and are not licensed separately.
Is annual billing available?
Yes. Self-host plans support monthly and yearly billing: Team is $50/month or $500/year for 3 licenses; Pro is $150/month or $1,500/year for 15 licenses.
How does the license trial work?
Create a free trial license from the Dagu console, enable the paid self-host features on your self-hosted deployment, and evaluate them for 14 days. No credit card is required to start.
What support is included?
Team and Pro include standard support. Enterprise includes priority support. Contact us for details.
Can I request features?
Yes. Anyone can open a feature request on GitHub, and requests that benefit many users get the most attention. For a feature your team specifically needs, licensed customers can sponsor its development as paid work, and the result ships in Dagu itself rather than a private fork. Contact us and we'll scope it together.