Dapr in Production
What is the architectural difference between Dapr, Conductor, and Catalyst?
Dapr is an open-source runtime with building blocks for distributed apps. Diagrid Conductor is a managed version of Dapr, handling sidecars and operations. Catalyst is a managed platform that extends Dapr with agentic durable execution, framework-agnostic runners, and MCP policy. Conductor runs Dapr; Catalyst runs Dapr plus agent-specific layers.
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