Trigger.dev
shipBackground jobs and workflows for TypeScript apps with AI-friendly primitives.
Visit trigger.dev →> **Trigger.dev** — ship > Verified 2026-08-19 > Limitation: TypeScript-only ecosystem. > > https://noemium.com/tools/trigger-dev/Add to kitOpen in NoemiumFact-check this catalog entry for Trigger.dev (dev-infra). Verdict: ship Verdict text: The best DX for long-running background jobs in TypeScript. Retries, scheduling, and observability are first-class. You need to be comfortable with TypeScript; other languages are not supported. Limitations: - TypeScript-only ecosystem. - Self-hosting needs infrastructure know-how. - Cloud pricing can surprise at high task volume. Receipts: https://trigger.dev https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev Last verified: 2026-08-19 Find outdated prices, wrong claims, or missing limitations. Cite primary sources (docs, pricing pages, benchmarks, model cards). Do not use marketing pages.[](https://noemium.com/tools/trigger-dev/)
ledger entry · observed by @whysanesanders
The best DX for long-running background jobs in TypeScript. Retries, scheduling, and observability are first-class. You need to be comfortable with TypeScript; other languages are not supported.
Strengths
- Best DX for long-running background jobs in TypeScript: retries, schedules, observability.
- Self-host is real; cloud is optional.
Known limitations
- TypeScript-only ecosystem.
- Self-hosting needs infrastructure know-how.
- Cloud pricing can surprise at high task volume.
Use it when
- TypeScript apps that need durable AI and background work.
- Teams that will self-host rather than surprise-bill at volume.
Skip it when
- The stack is not TypeScript.
- Self-hosting ops is not in the team.
- Cloud task volume would surprise the bill.
Buy-check
- ·Price — freemium, self-host free; cloud from $10/mo (Hobby) as of 2026-08-19. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
- ·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
- ·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
- ·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
- ·Who skips it — Also skipped when: The stack is not TypeScript.; Self-hosting ops is not in the team..
Price trail — 1 revisionchangelog →
- 2026-W34self-host free; cloud from $25/moself-host free; cloud from $10/mo (Hobby)
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- self-host free; cloud from $10/mo (Hobby)
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- yes
- api
- yes
- self-host
- yes
- category
- dev-infra
- evidence
- source-verified
Data: trains on inputs unknown · local processing yes
Sources
No source, no number.
Similar joball alternatives →
| tool | verdict | price | oss | self-host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigger.dev | ship | freemium | yes | yes |
| Modal | ship | freemium | no | no |
| OpenRouter | ship | freemium | no | no |
| Replicate | ship | paid | no | no |
Facts from the catalog files — not scores you can buy. Quality and speed stay in the briefing, not in a fake 1–5 grid.
Modal
Serverless GPU and compute platform for running ML and AI workloads.
APIFREE TIER
freemiumfree tier ($30/mo compute); pay-as-you-go beyond
OpenRouteranchor
One API for every major model — unified billing, fallbacks and routing.
APIFREE TIER
freemiumpay-per-token pass-through plus a small fee
Replicate
Run any community model via API — pay per second, no GPU wrangling.
API
paidpay per run; image models from ~$0.003/image