Trigger.dev
Workflow Automation · Free
Open-source background jobs and AI workflow automation for developers
At a glance
- Made by
- Trigger.dev
- Korean
- None (English and a few others only)
- API
- Yes
- Available on
- CLI, API
- Open source
- Apache 2.0
- GitHub
- 16,534 stars · Apache-2.0
What is Trigger.dev?
Trigger.dev is an open-source platform for building AI agents in TypeScript, offering long-running tasks with retries, queues, observability, and elastic scaling. Tasks run without timeouts, and you can build durable chat agents that survive refreshes, redeployments, and failures. You are not billed while waiting for human approval, and Realtime streams run status and LLM responses to the frontend. It can run on the managed cloud or be self-hosted.
- Long-running tasks with no timeouts
- Durable execution, retries, queues, and idempotency
- Pause tasks for human approval (human-in-the-loop)
- Realtime: subscribe to run status and stream LLM responses
- OpenTelemetry-based real-time tracing, logs, and error alerts
- Build extensions: run Python, FFmpeg, browsers, and system packages
- Durable cron schedules, React hooks, MCP server
Who uses Trigger.dev and for what
- AI chat agents that persist through refreshes and redeployments (e.g., customer support)
- Long-running background tasks such as media processing and generation, and browser automation
- Scheduled tasks such as email marketing flows spanning several days
Pricing
What you get for free — Yes ($5 free credit per month, 20 concurrent executions)
| Plan | Price | Main limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | $5 free credit per month, 20 concurrent executions, 5 team members, 1 day of logs |
| Hobby | $10/mo | $10 credit included per month, 50 concurrent executions, 7 days of logs |
| Pro | $50/mo | $50 credit included per month, 200+ concurrent executions, 25+ team members, 30 days of logs |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Custom |
| Run invocation (run) | $0 | $0.000025 per run ($0.25 per 10,000 runs); compute billed separately per second (Small 1x $0.0000338/second) |
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying. · Official pricing page
AI tools similar to Trigger.dev (alternatives)
Trigger.dev vs. alternatives at a glance
| AI | Pricing | Combos on the map | Connected tools | Free | Cheapest monthly | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigger.dev | Free | 0 | 5 | Yes | $10/mo | No |
| n8n | Free + paid | 20 | 5 | Yes | €20/mo | No |
| Zapier | Free + paid | 19 | 5 | Yes | $19.99/mo | No |
| Gumloop | Free + paid | 0 | 5 | No | $37/mo | No |
| Make | Free + paid | 29 | 5 | Yes | $9/mo | No |
4 of these 5 tools have a free plan. Cheapest paid plan: Make ($9/mo).
Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.
Trigger.dev on AI Galaxy Map
- One of 6 AI tools in the Workflow Automation field.
- Connected to 5 other tools — #1 in its field.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Trigger.dev for free?
Yes ($5 free credit per month, 20 concurrent executions). Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.
What AI can I use instead of Trigger.dev?
Tools that do the same job, such as n8n, Zapier, Gumloop, Make, are connected to it on the map.
Can I use Trigger.dev in Korean?
None (English and a few others only)
Sources (official pages)
- https://trigger.dev
- https://trigger.dev/product/
- https://trigger.dev/pricing/
- https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying.