Trigger.dev
A platform for writing and operating background jobs in application code.
What it does
A platform for writing and operating background jobs in application code.
When it fits
Long-running tasks, scheduled work, and external API integrations.
Other options in this category
- Croner — Scheduling recurring jobs within a JavaScript or TypeScript process.
- Cronicle — Operating recurring jobs across multiple machines.
- Hookdeck — Managing retries, observability, and reliability for incoming events.
- Sidequest.js — Moving asynchronous tasks out of request handling into worker processes.
- workerpool — Moving expensive computation away from the main execution thread.
Source
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Editorial overview reviewed on October 24, 2026. Follow the source for current setup, compatibility, and licensing.