# Dapr OSS vs Catalyst

This document compares **Dapr Open Source** and **Diagrid Catalyst Enterprise** across developer experience, AI agents and workflows, scale and availability, security, and enterprise operations.

## Developer Experience

*How developers build, debug, and reason about applications, agents, and workflows.*

| Feature | Dapr OSS | Diagrid Catalyst |
|--------|----------|------------------|
| **SDKs in multiple languages**<br />Language-specific SDKs for building Dapr-based applications using Go, .NET, Java, Python, JavaScript, and Rust with idiomatic APIs. | Yes | Yes |
| **Managed cloud dev resources**<br />Automatically provisioned state stores, pub/sub, workflows, and supporting infrastructure for development environments. | No | Yes |
| **Enhanced UI for Dapr resources**<br />Centralized web UI for inspecting applications, components, configurations, and runtime state. | No | Yes |
| **Workflow visualizer**<br />Graphical visualization of workflow executions including state transitions, timers, and failures. | No | Yes |
| **Application metrics and API logs**<br />Built-in dashboards for application-level metrics and API logs. | No | Yes |
| **Topology**<br />A view showing service-to-service and pub/sub communication between workloads and backing infrastructure. | No | Yes |
| **Workflow app generation from diagrams**<br />Generate complete workflow applications in multiple programming languages by sketching a diagram or importing existing models such as BPMN. | No | Yes |

## AI Agents and Workflows

*Capabilities for building, running, and operating durable workflows and AI agents.*

| Feature | Dapr OSS | Diagrid Catalyst |
|--------|----------|------------------|
| **Managed durable agent execution infrastructure**<br />Automatically provisioned infrastructure for running durable, workflow-backed AI agents at scale. | No | Yes |
| **Managed agent memory infrastructure**<br />Agent memory to persist state across executions and restarts. | No | Yes |
| **Agent runtime registry**<br />Discover running agents, inspect their configurations, and observe executions across environments. | No | Yes |
| **Agent testing and interaction**<br />Quickly interact with the model to test agent behavior, inspect executions, and interact with agents through a UI. | No | Yes |
| **Workflow execution insights**<br />Step-level drill-down into workflow and agent executions with replay and inspection. | No | Yes |
| **Manage workflows**<br />Start new workflow instances, query workflow state, pause and resume execution, raise events, wait for completion, and purge workflow metadata directly from the UI. | No | Yes |
| **Workflow error resolution**<br />Discover failing workflows and activities and recover them by rerunning or resuming execution. | No | Yes |

## Scale and Availability

*How the platform scales applications and maintains reliability under load.*

| Feature | Dapr OSS | Diagrid Catalyst |
|--------|----------|------------------|
| **Postgres-backed scheduler for workflows, jobs, and actors**<br />High-performance scheduler backed by PostgreSQL for durable, scalable execution with efficient querying, backup, and archiving. | No | Yes |
| **Workflow throughput**<br />Sustained workflow and activity execution rate measured on identical infrastructure ([workflow benchmarks](https://docs.diagrid.io/dapr-open-source/workflow-benchmarks)).                   | Baseline | 1.5x to 3.4x Dapr OSS; 530 workflows/sec and 3,750 activity executions/sec measured |
| **Multi-region execution**<br />Run applications and application workloads across multiple cloud regions with regional isolation and failover.                                                     | No | Yes |
| **High availability with SLA**<br />Managed highly available platform with availability backed by agreed SLA.                                                                                      | No | Yes |
| **Unlimited Dapr application scale**<br />Scale to a virtually unlimited number of Dapr-enabled applications without centralized coordination limits.                                              | Yes | Yes |

## Security

*Identity, access control, compliance, and secure connectivity.*

| Feature                                                                                                                                                                              | Dapr OSS | Diagrid Catalyst |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------|
| **Zero-trust service connectivity**<br />Applications connect to backing infrastructure using identity-based authentication with no static tokens or secrets in code.                | Yes | Yes |
| **Organization and project isolation**<br />Logical isolation of organizations and projects to represent environments and isolated systems such as development or team environments. | No | Yes |
| **Role-based access control (RBAC)**<br />Granular role-based permissions for users and services across projects and environments.                                                   | No | Yes |
| **Secrets management**<br />Secure storage and access for sensitive data such as API keys, tokens, and credentials.                                                                  | Yes | Yes |
| **Single sign-on (SSO)**<br />Authenticate users using enterprise identity providers for centralized access management.                                                              | No | Yes |
| **User and application auditing**<br />Audit logs capturing user actions and application behavior.                                                                                   | No | Yes |
| **Seccomp compliance**<br />Support for hardened container security using seccomp profiles.                                                                                          | No | Yes |
| **Compliance certifications**<br />Platform compliance with standards such as SOC 2 Type II Certified.                                                                                                      | No | Yes |

## Operations and Enterprise Support

*How the platform is operated, deployed, and supported in production environments.*

| Feature | Dapr OSS | Diagrid Catalyst |
|--------|----------|------------------|
| **Enterprise SLA**<br />Platform availability guarantees backed by a formal service-level agreement. | No | Yes |
| **Proactive platform guidance**<br />Architectural reviews and operational guidance from the creators and maintainers of Dapr. | No | Yes |
| **Workflow history archiving**<br />Long-term preservation of workflow execution history for audit and compliance. | No | Yes |
| **Air-gapped deployment option**<br />Complete control with all components, data plane, and control plane deployed within your infrastructure. Ideal for highly regulated industries. | No | Yes |
| **Enterprise support**<br />Dedicated customer success manager with regular sync calls and support portal. | No | Yes |
| **Training and guidance**<br />Dedicated training and customized Dapr workshop sessions for your teams to learn Dapr and onboard to Catalyst. | No | Yes |