Workflow orchestration · November 2026 Edition
Dagster vs n8n
One of fourteen models named Dagster first on the direct prompt; one named n8n. Dagster was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and n8n by thirteen and Dagster carries 50 labels and n8n 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share15%13%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels5032A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Dagster reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Workato was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Prefect vs Dagster · Prefect vs n8n · Dagster vs Apache Airflow
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the workflow orchestration page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
DagsterFirst choices, of fourteen modelsn8n
Direct11
Paraphrase70
Comparative00
Budget-constrained06
Scale-constrained00
Negative302 against Dagster · 1 against n8n
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Dagster and n8n stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Dagster n8n first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Dagster on the left and n8n on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Dagster and n8n stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Gemini 3.5 FlashDagster, Prefect, Temporal, n8n alternatives: Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow, Astronomer Astro, Make
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarWorkato alternatives: Make, Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier, n8n
Grok 4.20Zapier alternatives: Camunda Platform 8, Make, Microsoft Power Automate, SnapLogic, Workato, n8n
Mistral SmallPrefect alternatives: Apache Airflow, Camunda Platform 8, Dagster, Microsoft Power Automate, Workato
DeepSeek V4 FlashWorkato alternatives: Make, Prefect, Zapier, n8n
Llama 4 MaverickPrefect alternatives: Apache Airflow, Dagster, Make, Microsoft Power Automate, Workato, Zapier, n8n
Qwen 3.7 FlashMake alternatives: Apache Airflow, Microsoft Power Automate, n8n
Kimi K2Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier alternatives: Make, Workato, n8n
GLM 4.7 FlashXMake alternatives: Microsoft Power Automate, Tray.io, Workato, Zapier, n8n
GPT-6 LunaWorkato alternatives: Camunda Platform 8, Microsoft Power Automate, Temporal, n8n
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Prefect, Zapier/Make alternatives: Apache Airflow
GPT-5.4 miniTemporal alternatives: Apache Airflow, Prefect
MiniMax M2.5no first choice
Muse Glimmer 30BWorkato alternatives: Boomi, Make, Microsoft Power Automate, SnapLogic, Zapier
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Dagster leads at mid-market.
Dagster15%#2 of 16n8n13%#4 of 16Enterprise
What the models said about Dagster
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Many current open core tools like Kestra and Dagster keep essential enterprise features ... locked behind their enterprise versions.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Dagster has a younger ecosystem with fewer integrations than Airflow” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Winner: Dagster (or Prefect) ... Dagster Cloud or Prefect Cloud are the top recommendations over traditional Apache Airflow.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with Dagster (specifically Dagster Plus/Apache Dagster) if you are building a greenfield stack today.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Prefect or Dagster strike a good balance between ease of use, scalability, and observability” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about n8n
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Self-hosting avoids some vendor costs but transfers responsibility for security patches, backups, upgrades, availability, and monitoring to your team” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most budget-conscious companies with some technical capability, n8n offers the best balance of features, flexibility, and cost.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“For most small teams, n8n (open-source, self-hosted) or Zapier (no-code, free tier) are the best starting points” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a limited budget, n8n (self-hosted) is almost always the best choice.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.