Trigger.dev
Background jobs with no infrastructure to manage
Overview
Trigger.dev eliminates the infrastructure burden of running background jobs. Long-running tasks - AI processing, data imports, email sequences, webhook handling - run on Trigger.dev's managed infrastructure with no timeout limits, while your main application stays focused on handling requests.
The developer experience mirrors writing regular TypeScript functions. Define a task, trigger it from your application, and Trigger.dev handles execution, retries, and monitoring. There is no queue to configure, no worker to deploy, and no infrastructure to scale.
For AI-heavy workloads - LLM calls, image processing, document analysis - Trigger.dev's long-running task support is essential. These operations often take minutes, far exceeding serverless function timeouts. Trigger.dev handles them reliably while reporting progress back to your application.
Key Features
No Timeouts
Run tasks for minutes or hours without execution limits
Zero Infrastructure
Managed execution - no queues, workers, or servers to deploy
TypeScript Native
Write tasks as regular TypeScript functions
Retries & Recovery
Automatic retry with configurable policies
Observability
Real-time logs, traces, and execution history
Scheduling
Cron jobs and delayed execution built in
Why We Recommend Trigger.dev
For AI-powered applications where tasks regularly exceed serverless timeouts, Trigger.dev provides the reliable execution environment that your main hosting cannot. The zero-infrastructure model keeps operational complexity low.