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Why it stands out
Multiply seconds × machine $/s × monthly runs; parent tasks that checkpoint during waits stop burning compute—read FAQ examples. Concurrency overages are explicit line items on Pro.
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Background jobs platform for running long tasks, workflows, and event driven jobs directly from code.
Replacing fragile cron + lambda chains for multi-step jobs
Trigger.dev runs long-lived background tasks (jobs) on managed workers—think durable workflows without you operating queues.
trigger.dev/pricing (March 2026): Free is $0/month with $5 monthly usage credit, 20 concurrent runs, 5 team members, 10 schedules, 1-day logs, and community support on the public list. Hobby $10/month includes $10 usage credit with 50 concurrent runs and 7-day logs. Pro $50/month includes $50 usage credit, 200+ concurrent runs (then $10/month per 50 extra), larger team pools (25+ seats then $20/month per seat), 1000+ schedules (then $10 per 1,000), 30-day log retention, and Slack support. Enterprise adds SSO, SOC2 report, RBAC, and custom retention.
Compute bills per second by machine size—e.g. Micro (0.25 vCPU / 0.25 GB) ~$0.0000169/s and Small 1x (0.5/0.5) ~$0.0000338/s on the matrix. Each run adds ~$0.000025 invocation cost ($0.25 per 10k runs). DEV environment runs are not charged per docs.
Self-host is Apache-2.0 with community docs for operators who avoid cloud markup.
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Editorial take
Multiply seconds × machine $/s × monthly runs; parent tasks that checkpoint during waits stop burning compute—read FAQ examples. Concurrency overages are explicit line items on Pro.
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Pricing snapshot
Trigger.dev's pricing starts with Free at $0 per month and a $5 usage credit, Hobby at $10 with a $10 credit, and Pro at $50 with a $50 credit. Production usage then adds per-run charges and per-second compute pricing by machine size, while Enterprise is custom.
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