What Trigger.dev does

Trigger.dev, operated by API Hero Ltd (Companies House number 14441978, registered office in Altrincham, UK) and founded in 2022, provides a managed compute platform for building, deploying, and orchestrating AI agents and long-running background workflows in TypeScript. The product combines an Apache 2.0 open-source SDK with a fully managed cloud platform (Trigger.dev Cloud) and a self-hosting option (Docker Compose/Kubernetes), all sharing the same core codebase. Underlying technology centers on a checkpoint-resume durable execution model that snapshots task state at wait points and restores it on recovery, layered with OpenTelemetry tracing, managed queues, automatic retries with configurable backoff, per-entity concurrency controls, real-time streaming of LLM tokens to frontends via Server-Sent Events, a ClickHouse-backed TRQL query language with an AI query assistant, and an official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for AI editor integration. Differentiators versus Temporal, BullMQ, and n8n include removal of determinism constraints on TypeScript, no Redis dependency, native AI primitives (streaming, human-in-the-loop waitpoints, input streams), and an unrestrictive Apache 2.0 license.

Name

Trigger.dev

Legal name

API Hero Ltd

Website

https://trigger.dev

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trigger.dev (API Hero Ltd) provides an open-source, managed compute platform for building durable AI agent workflows and background jobs in TypeScript, serving thousands of engineering teams via usage-based cloud, enterprise, and self-hosted deployments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Developer Infrastructure / Workflow Orchestration

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Developer Tools & DevOps Platform Services (CI/CD, Artifacts, IaC) (HDABAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed DevOps / Platform Operations (Run & Operate) (BPAEAKAO), DevSecOps & Supply Chain Security (DevOps toolchain security) (BPAEAKAI)

Keywords

• Background job processing
• Workflow automation
• AI agent platform
• Durable execution
• Developer infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Cloud Platform - Compute-seconds + Per-run Fee: Usage-based pricing charging for actual CPU time consumed plus a per-run fee. Customers only pay when code is actually executing. Free tier with compute credit included for new users.
2. Enterprise Plans: Paid enterprise plans with SLA guarantees (99% uptime), priority support (including Slack), dedicated support, and SOC2/HIPAA compliance with BAA available. Pricing based on usage with higher tiers offering more features.
3. Self-hosted (Apache 2.0): Free self-hosting option under Apache 2.0 license with same core codebase as cloud. Revenue opportunity through professional services or support contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Trigger.dev is a managed compute platform for running AI agents and background workflows written in TypeScript. It provides durable execution with checkpoint-resume, automatic retries with backoff, queues and concurrency controls, scheduled tasks, observability, realtime streaming, and elastic scaling, all delivered as a hosted cloud service or as an Apache 2.0 self-hosted stack.

Product overview

Trigger.dev is a managed compute platform for building AI agents and background workflows in TypeScript. The core offering combines an open-source SDK (Apache 2.0 licensed) with a managed cloud platform (Trigger.dev Cloud) and a self-hosting option (Docker Compose/Kubernetes). The product portfolio is organized around the Trigger.dev SDK as the unifying layer: AI Agents provide autonomous multi-step task execution with tool calling; Trigger.dev Realtime streams run status and LLM tokens to frontends; Concurrency & Queues control parallel execution with per-entity limits; Scheduled Tasks provide durable cron scheduling; and Observability & Monitoring delivers OpenTelemetry tracing, custom dashboards, TRQL query language, and alerting. Supporting modules include an MCP Server for AI editor integration, React Hooks for frontend real-time updates, and Build Extensions for adding system-level dependencies. The platform processes millions of runs monthly for thousands of engineering teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trigger.dev Cloud Managed cloud runtime for executing durable AI agent and background workflows written in TypeScript, with queues, scheduling, retries, observability, and elastic scaling.
• Trigger.dev Self-Hosting Open-source, Apache 2.0 licensed self-hosted deployment of the Trigger.dev platform for engineering teams that want to run the stack on their own infrastructure.
• Trigger.dev AI Agents Product offering for building, orchestrating, and running AI agents on the Trigger.dev platform with features such as realtime streaming, MCP server integration, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Trigger.dev Realtime Realtime streaming capability built on Server-Sent Events, used to stream workflow and AI agent output to chat and voice interfaces.
• Concurrency & Queues Queue and concurrency management offering that provides per-entity concurrency controls and idempotency keys for coordinating parallel jobs without managing Redis or worker fleets.
• Scheduled Tasks Scheduled task offering that lets engineering teams run cron and recurring background jobs on the Trigger.dev platform.
• Observability & Monitoring Observability and monitoring offering built on OpenTelemetry tracing and a ClickHouse-backed TRQL query language for inspecting runs, traces, and platform data.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% to 100% success rate improvement
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VercelcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial Vercel integration syncs environment variables and supports atomic deploys. Trigger.dev deploys integrate with Vercel for preview deployments and environment management. Listed on tech stack logos page.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dagster: Dagster is an open-source data orchestration platform with asset-centric workflow management. Comparable to Trigger.dev in developer-facing durable workflow execution, though focused more on data pipelines than general background jobs.
• BullMQ: BullMQ is a popular open-source Node.js job queue built on Redis. Trigger.dev compares directly against BullMQ, highlighting the absence of a Redis dependency and managed infrastructure.
• Prefect: Prefect is a workflow orchestration platform for data and ML pipelines with durable execution and observability. Overlaps with Trigger.dev on managed durable execution for developers building data and AI workflows.
• n8n: n8n is a workflow automation platform with both self-host and cloud options. Trigger.dev positions against n8n on code-first (TypeScript) vs visual-builder approach and Apache 2.0 license vs n8n's Sustainable Use License.
• Inngest: Inngest provides durable serverless workflows and background jobs with event-driven orchestration for developers. Comparable to Trigger.dev in serving engineering teams that need reliable long-running execution without managing infrastructure.
• Temporal Technologies: Temporal is the most direct competitor: durable execution platform for long-running workflows with retries, queues, and observability. Trigger.dev explicitly positions against Temporal in its comparison pages, differentiating on TypeScript-native development and avoidance of deterministic replay constraints.

Broad incumbents

• Zapier: Zapier is the dominant SaaS workflow automation platform serving millions of SMB and prosumer users. A broad incumbent in workflow automation, though Trigger.dev positions for developer-led AI agent workflows rather than no-code automation.
• Google Cloud Workflows: Google Cloud Workflows is a managed orchestration service on GCP for combining Google services and APIs. A broad incumbent that could compete with Trigger.dev on managed workflow execution within a hyperscaler ecosystem.
• AWS Step Functions: AWS Step Functions is a managed orchestration service within the AWS ecosystem for coordinating distributed applications. Represents the broad incumbent threat: cloud-native durable execution bundled with compute, storage, and IAM.

Others

• Resend: Resend is an email infrastructure provider that uses Trigger.dev for its own email automation workflows. Listed as a customer testimonial and tech-stack integration, making it an ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev
• Xx.com/triggerdotdev
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/triggerdotdev

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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