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Trigger.devCadence
Freemium

Open source and free to self-host; a hosted cloud service is also offered.

 Free

Free and open source.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Command line
  • Retries, queues and concurrency control built in
  • Scheduled tasks and human-in-the-loop approvals
  • Workflows resume from failures using execution history
  • No separate message queue needed
  • TypeScript-first, so it is less suited to other stacks
  • Aimed at developers rather than no-code users
  • Running the server and database takes operational effort
  • Aimed at developers, not end users
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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