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Trigger.dev vs Kestra: catalog facts
Trigger.devKestra
Freemium

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

Freemium

The open-source edition is free; cloud and enterprise options are sold separately.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Retries, queues and concurrency control built in
  • Scheduled tasks and human-in-the-loop approvals
  • Declarative workflows that are easy to review and version
  • More than 2,000 plugins
  • TypeScript-first, so it is less suited to other stacks
  • Aimed at developers rather than no-code users
  • Built for teams, heavier than a simple scheduler
  • Some features are aimed at enterprise plans
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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