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Trigger.dev

★ 12k

Open-source background jobs and durable workflows for TypeScript with retries, queues, and observability

Trigger.dev does the job of Zapier and Temporal Cloud, self-hosted. It is Apache-2.0-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Zapier bills $10-100+ for it. 12k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Zapier, Temporal Cloud.

Licence
Apache-2.0
Self-hosting
Medium
The paid one costs
$10-100+
GitHub stars
12k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Trigger.dev runs

Where it runs

Trigger.dev runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Trigger.dev questions

Is Trigger.dev open source?

Yes — it is released under Apache-2.0.

Can Trigger.dev replace Zapier?

Our verdict on Zapier is YES. n8n (130k stars), MCP Servers (89k stars), Activepieces Community Edition (24k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Zapier — self-host in one command and stop paying $29.99/mo.

Can I self-host Trigger.dev?

Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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