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Conductor OSS vs Trigger.dev

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted automation & workflows options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CO Conductor OSS Microservices and workflow orchestration engine VS TR Trigger.dev Open-source background jobs and workflows for code
FeatureConductor OSSTrigger.dev
CategoryAutomation & WorkflowsAutomation & Workflows
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaTypeScript
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 32,066★ 15,937
First released20162022
ReplacesAWS Step Functions, CamundaZapier

Why pick each one

Choose Conductor OSS if…

  • Battle-tested at scale
  • Language-agnostic workers
Conductor OSS details

Choose Trigger.dev if…

  • Code-first and developer friendly
  • Reliable long-running tasks
  • Good observability
Trigger.dev details

Frequently asked questions

Is Conductor OSS or Trigger.dev better?

Neither is universally better. Conductor OSS has the larger community, while Trigger.dev is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Conductor OSS and Trigger.dev free and open-source?

Yes. Conductor OSS is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Trigger.dev under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Conductor OSS and Trigger.dev with Docker?

Conductor OSS: yes. Trigger.dev: yes.

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