# Trigger.dev

> Open-source background jobs for Next.js

**Category:** Next.js  
**Pricing:** freemium  
**URL:** https://trigger.dev  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev  
**Added:** 2026-08-19

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## The Hook

Trigger.dev is the open-source alternative to serverless job queues.

## What's Good

Long-running tasks, scheduled jobs, and webhooks in one SDK. Self-hostable if you need it. The v3 rewrite brought a cleaner API and better dev experience. Integrations with common services work out of the box.

## The Catch

v3 was a significant breaking change. The managed platform costs scale with compute. Self-hosting requires maintaining infrastructure.

## Verdict

Open-source background jobs with a self-host escape hatch.