Trigger.dev

Trigger.dev is an open-source platform for writing background tasks and AI agent workflows in plain TypeScript, featuring durable execution, retries, and no function timeouts. It can be run fully managed in the cloud or self-hosted.

Pricing

• Free: $0 – 10K runs/month, 14-day run history, no task timeouts
• Pro: $50/month – 250K runs/month, 30-day history, higher concurrency
• Team: $200/month – 1M runs/month, 90-day history, priority support

Always confirm current pricing on the official site.

Features

• 10K runs/month (Free tier)
• 14-day run history (Free tier)
• No task timeouts
• Open-source and self-hostable
• Write jobs in plain TypeScript
• Strong AI-agent and workflow tooling

Pros & Cons

• Pros:
  • Open-source and self-hostable
  • No execution timeouts
• Cons:
  • TypeScript/Node only
  • Self-hosting adds operational work

Alternatives

• Inngest (Free, paid from $75/mo)
• Sidekiq (Free, paid from $99/mo)
• BullMQ (Free)
• Temporal (Free, paid from $100/mo)
• Graphile Worker (Free)
• Hatchet (Free)