trigger.dev

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What is trigger.dev?

Provides a background job framework designed for long-running tasks and AI agent orchestration. It features integrated observability and state management without the execution limits of serverless functions.

Tech Stack
TypeScriptAutomation & Workflow

Why trigger.dev?

  • Handles long-running tasks
  • Native TypeScript support
  • Self-hostable infrastructure

Limitations

  • Requires infrastructure management
  • Steeper curve than no-code
  • Smaller integration library
3/5/2026
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Apache-2.0
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-$1,440
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