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3 self-hosted Trigger.dev alternatives

Trigger.dev is a developer platform for building and running reliable background jobs and event-driven workflows. It provides TypeScript/JavaScript SDKs, scheduled tasks, retries, durable execution, and integrations for triggering, monitoring, and managing application jobs.

Alternatives to Trigger.dev

Portable, file-backed workflow orchestrator that defines DAGs in declarative YAML, runs anywhere as a single binary, and includes a modern Web UI for monitoring and control.

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3.8k stars317 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Developer-first platform for durable workflow automation and orchestration, with code-based workflows, triggers, integrations, and API-first execution.

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1.1k stars46 forksApache-2.0last commit Slowing down

On-premises IT task scheduler to centralize, schedule, and run scripts and commands across servers via SSH/WinRM, with workflows, logs, notifications, and an API.

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What replacing Trigger.dev actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 1 of 3 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: GPL-3.0, Apache-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

Browse everything in Automation & Workflow Builders (Low-code).

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