Trigger.dev
Background jobs platform billed as monthly credits against compute, with plan tiers set by concurrent runs.
- queue
- Yes
- $10/month for Hobby, which includes $10 of credits; Pro is $50/month including $50 of credits.
- Not documented
Who it suits.
Teams that want background jobs written as normal code with the bill expressed as compute credits rather than a per-message meter.
Consider something else if…
Concurrency is the axis that forces an upgrade — 20 simultaneous runs on free, 50 on Hobby, then $10 a month per additional 50.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
What the documentation says.
Each value below links to the page it was read from, with the sentence it came from. Criteria Trigger.dev does not publish are not listed.
Pricing
Free tier
Yes
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- Pricing — Trigger.dev ↗
“Free $0/month [...] $5 / month free credits [...] 20 concurrent runs [...] 1 day log retention”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Entry paid plan
$10/month for Hobby, which includes $10 of credits; Pro is $50/month including $50 of credits.
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — Trigger.dev ↗
“Hobby $10/month [...] $10 / month credits included [...] Pro $50/month [...] $50 / month credits included”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Pricing model
A monthly plan fee that is also a credit balance — the fee buys compute rather than sitting on top of it — with concurrency, preview branches, dashboards and schedules each priced as separate add-ons beyond the plan's allowance.
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — Trigger.dev ↗
“$10 / month credits included [...] Then $10/month per 50 [...] Then $20/month per seat [...] Then $10/month per branch [...] Then $10/month per 1,000”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Queues
Included per month
Credits rather than a message or execution count: $5 a month free, $10 included on Hobby and $50 on Pro, spent against compute.
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — Trigger.dev ↗
“$5 / month free credits [...] $10 / month credits included [...] $50 / month credits included”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Message retention
Log retention of 1 day on the free plan, 7 days on Hobby and 30 days on Pro, with the query period matching.
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — Trigger.dev ↗
“1 day log retention 1 day query period [...] 7 day log retention 7 days query period [...] 30 day log retention”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Concurrency
20 concurrent runs on the free plan, 50 on Hobby, and more on Pro at $10 a month per additional 50.
Sources (1) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — Trigger.dev ↗
“20 concurrent runs [...] 50 concurrent runs [...] Then $10/month per 50”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing