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title: "Trigger.dev"
description: "A platform for writing and operating background jobs in application code."
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<PurposeNote title="Good for">Long-running tasks, scheduled work, and external API integrations.</PurposeNote>

## 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

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- [Croner](/background-jobs/croner) — Scheduling recurring jobs within a JavaScript or TypeScript process.
- [Cronicle](/background-jobs/cronicle) — Operating recurring jobs across multiple machines.
- [Hookdeck](/background-jobs/hookdeck) — Managing retries, observability, and reliability for incoming events.
- [Sidequest.js](/background-jobs/sidequest-js) — Moving asynchronous tasks out of request handling into worker processes.
- [workerpool](/background-jobs/workerpool) — Moving expensive computation away from the main execution thread.

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## Source

[Project source for Trigger.dev ↗](https://trigger.dev/)

Editorial overview reviewed on October 24, 2026. Follow the source for current setup, compatibility, and licensing.

[Run work in the background →](/tasks/run-work-in-the-background)

[All background jobs &amp; workers options →](/background-jobs)