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Trigger.dev

Open-source background jobs with long-running task support

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4.5rating8 viewsPricing · FreemiumHot
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Live market data
Opportunity
57
Moderate/ 100
Saturation
30
Open/ 100
Wrapper Risk
25
Open/ 100
Signal
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · Falcoscan rating
The Brief

What Trigger.dev does

Trigger.dev is an open-source background jobs platform that supports tasks running for hours or days — beyond serverless function limits. Write workflows in TypeScript with full observability. Self-host or use cloud.

Builder’s Brief

Trigger.dev is a coding tool on Falcoscan. Open-source background jobs with long-running task support. Falcoscan rates Trigger.dev with an Opportunity score of 57/100, a Saturation score of 30/100, and a Wrapper-risk score of 25/100. Market signal: hot. Trigger.dev is founded in 2022, currently at Seed stage. Pricing: Freemium. Falcoscan rating 4.5/5.

Market position · Coding

How Trigger.dev compares in Coding

Trigger.dev's opportunity score of 57 ranks #302 of 422 live Coding tools on Falcoscan, 3.3 points below the category average of 60.3. Its saturation score is 30/100, against a category average of 43.9. 171 of the 422 live Coding tools carry a hot signal, and Falcoscan has recorded 27 shutdowns in the category.

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Trigger.dev5730FreemiumHot
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Zod7024FreeHot
What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Trigger.dev exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Workflow Automation
Industry Verticals
Software
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Trigger.dev shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Trigger.dev: common questions

Is Trigger.dev free?

Trigger.dev has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Trigger.dev?

The top-rated live Coding tools on Falcoscan, other than Trigger.dev, are Claude Code, Cursor, Clerk, v0 by Vercel, and Zod.

Where is Trigger.dev based?

Trigger.dev is headquartered in Distributed, Global.

Does Trigger.dev have an API?

Yes. Trigger.dev offers an API.

Who is Trigger.dev for?

Trigger.dev is built for developers.

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