In the title compound, [Cd(C10H9N4O2S)2(C3H7NO)2(H2O)]·H2O, the CdII ion displays a grossly distorted octahedral (or irregular) mer-CdN3O3 coodination polyhdron arising from its coordination by one N,N′-bidentate sulfadiazinate anion, one monodentate sulfadiazinate anion, two O-bonded dimethylformamide molecules and one water molecule. A short Cd⋯N contact [2.890 (3) Å] to the monodentate sulfadiazinate ion also occurs. The dihedral angles between the planes of the aromatic rings of the anions are 86.81 (14) and 68.65 (14)°. The crystal structure features intermolecular N—H⋯O, O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds.