Background job framework for long‑running tasks, cron jobs, and event‑driven workflows. Deeply integrates with Next.js, Nuxt, and serverless environments.
Trigger.dev is a background job framework for modern JavaScript apps. Define tasks in your Next.js API routes, deploy via CLI, and they run in the cloud. Supports cron, queues, events, and long‑running tasks (up to 15 minutes).
I used Trigger.dev in a Next.js project to send welcome emails and track analytics after user signup. The task ran in the background without blocking the response. The free 5,000 executions covered early users easily.
Trigger.dev solves the challenge of running long‑running background jobs in serverless environments, especially with Next.js.
Pro tip: Tasks support retries and timeouts, so you can handle API failures gracefully. Free tier is generous for getting started.