Trigger.dev
An open-source platform for durable background jobs, scheduled tasks and AI agents written in TypeScript.
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About Trigger.dev
Trigger.dev runs long-running tasks written in TypeScript, with retries, queues, concurrency limits, idempotency and scheduled runs. Recent work focuses on durable AI agents that survive redeploys and crashes and can pause for human approval.
It covers media processing, email sequences, browser automation and Python scripts, and integrates with frameworks such as Next.js and Node.js. You can use the hosted service or self-host it by following the documentation. It suits developers who need reliable background work without building their own job infrastructure.
Strengths
- Retries, queues and concurrency control built in
- Scheduled tasks and human-in-the-loop approvals
- Self-hosting is documented
Limitations
- TypeScript-first, so it is less suited to other stacks
- Aimed at developers rather than no-code users
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumOpen source and free to self-host; a hosted cloud service is also offered.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Trigger.dev
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted, Hosted service
- Best suited for
- TypeScript developers running background jobs and AI agents
- Categories
- Automation, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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