# Trigger

Event-driven workflows.

Source: [Console review](<https://console.dev/tools/trigger>)

Website: [https://trigger.dev/](<https://trigger.dev/>)

Profile updated: 2026-10-16

Category: [Workflow management](<https://console.dev/tools/categories/developer-tools-workflow-management>)

## Supported tech stack

Research checked: 2026-10-11

### SDK support

- JavaScript (Language)
- React (Framework)
- TypeScript (Language)

### Integrates with

- Docker (Integration)
- Kubernetes (Integration)
- Python (Language)

Source: [Research source](<https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev>)

Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support.

Workflow platform offers JavaScript/TypeScript SDKs and React hooks, supports Python tasks, and deploys via Docker/Kubernetes.

## Console’s review — 2023-03-23

Reviewed: 2023-03-23

Author: [David Mytton](<https://console.dev/about#david-mytton>)

Citation: [This review](<https://console.dev/tools/trigger#review_fe96de10e8b6df5ba64afb9207c00f7730c9129f1e06d6418330e49182b78d1f>)

### What we like

Write event-based background tasks in TypeScript to be triggered by webhooks, custom events, or scheduled. Supports delays, run once, trigger via a separate SDK. Runs as a Node process inside your infra so can connect to private resources. Integrates with Slack, GitHub, Notion. Partly open source.

### Tradeoffs

You run the workflow code yourself, but triggers are via their SaaS platform which can’t (currently) be self-hosted. Workflows can’t yet be run on serverless platforms like Lambda or Vercel.

This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2023-03-23. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date.

## Is Trigger a fit?

Based on [Console’s review published on 2023-03-23](<https://console.dev/tools/trigger#review_fe96de10e8b6df5ba64afb9207c00f7730c9129f1e06d6418330e49182b78d1f>).

Summary updated: 2026-10-16

### Who it’s for

Developers needing event-driven workflows should consider Trigger

### Why consider it

Trigger allows writing event-based background tasks in TypeScript

### Keep in mind

Trigger's workflow code must be run by the user, with triggers relying on their SaaS platform

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