Trigger.dev Scheduled Tasks
Scheduled TypeScript background tasks with retries, queues, observability, and long-running workflow support.
- Free credit
- $5
- Credit window
- 30 days
- Card required
- No
Trigger.dev Scheduled Tasks scores 4.3/10 for free value in Schedulers. The main constraint: Hosted plan limits and self-hosting options should be checked against current Trigger.dev pricing.
Free value score
4.3 / 10Show the math
Key metrics
What you get
Schedules can be attached to tasks
Retries, queues, and observability
Good for long-running jobs
Gotchas
- $5 compute credits on Free plan
The Free plan includes $5 of compute credits; once exhausted, tasks stop running until you upgrade to a paid plan.
- 10 schedules maximum
The Free plan is capped at 10 scheduled tasks total; upgrading to Hobby raises this to 50.
- 20 concurrent runs
Free plan concurrency is capped at 20 simultaneously executing tasks; paid plans start at 200.
- 1,500 API requests per minute
All plans share a 1,500 API requests/minute ceiling; higher limits require contacting support on paid plans.
- 1-day log and run retention
Free plan retains logs and run history for only 1 day, making debugging past failures very difficult in production.
- No Preview environment
Free plan only includes Dev and Prod environments; the Preview environment (useful for staging/PR previews) requires Hobby or higher.
- 1 project
Free plan is limited to a single project; additional projects require a paid plan.
- 5 team members maximum
Free plan seats are capped at 5 team members; Pro plan raises the ceiling to 25+ with additional seats purchasable.
- Community support only
Free and Hobby plans receive only community support; dedicated Slack support is a Pro-plan feature.
Sources
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"$5 / month free credits · 20 concurrent runs · Unlimited tasks · 5 team members · Dev and Prod environments · Preview branches · Custom dashboards · 10 schedules."
https://trigger.dev/pricing -
"Concurrency limits | Free | 10 concurrent runs | Hobby | 25 concurrent runs | Pro | 100+ concurrent runs"
https://trigger.dev/docs/limits -
"All plans are limited to 1,500 API requests per minute, and you can request a higher limit on paid plans."
https://trigger.dev/pricing -
"Trigger.dev has raised a $16M Series A led by Standard Capital. We're already being used to execute hundreds of millions of agents each month by over 30,000 developers"
https://trigger.dev/blog/series-a
