Automation & Integration · head to head
Inngest vs Trigger.dev
Inngest
Automation & Integration
Unbreakable Agents. Invisible Infra.
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Trigger.dev
Automation & Integration
Build and deploy fully managed AI agents and workflows
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Inngest the free Hobby tier pauses function execution entirely once its 50,000 monthly executions are used, rather than allowing pay-as-you-go overage, as of August 2026.; Trigger.dev compute is billed per second by machine size, from $0.0000169 per second on the smallest Micro instance up to $0.00068 per second on Large 2x, plus $0.000025 per run invocation, as of August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Inngest and Trigger.dev actually diverge.
| Attribute | Inngest | Trigger.dev |
|---|
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (usage-based), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automation & Integration).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Inngest
- The free Hobby tier pauses function execution entirely once its 50,000 monthly executions are used, rather than allowing pay-as-you-go overage, as of August 2026.
Trigger.dev
- Compute is billed per second by machine size, from $0.0000169 per second on the smallest Micro instance up to $0.00068 per second on Large 2x, plus $0.000025 per run invocation, as of August 2026.
Pricing, plan by plan
Inngest
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Inngest review.
Trigger.dev
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Trigger.dev review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Inngest if
Nothing in the data separates Inngest from Trigger.dev on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Trigger.dev if
Nothing in the data separates Trigger.dev from Inngest on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Inngest or Trigger.dev better?
- Neither clearly leads. Inngest starts at On request and Trigger.dev at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Inngest or Trigger.dev?
- Inngest starts at On request and Trigger.dev at On request.
- Does Inngest or Trigger.dev run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.