Trigger.dev

https://trigger.dev/

Open-source JS/TS background-jobs platform — long-running, retries, observability. Trigger.dev v3 (2024) added 'tasks' abstraction for agent workflows.

At a glance

Type
Long-running JS jobs
Tier
T2
Created
2022
Latest release
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License
Apache-2.0
Pricing
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Funding
$3.6M seed 2023-09 (Cavalry Ventures led); developer-first jobs framework.

Taxonomy

storage
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retrieval
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persistence
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update
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unit
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governance
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conflict
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When to use

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Pros & cons

Pros

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Cons

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Claims & capabilities

Open-source MIT + Trigger.dev Cloud.

Technical surface

API surface
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Backend storage
not applicable — not a memory product
Deployment
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Embedding model
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Multi-tenancy
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MCP
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A2A
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OpenTelemetry
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