Pick DBOS if
backend teams who will stay on OSS Transact $0 (bring your own Postgres) while they annotate a first workflow, then buy Pro at $99/month when they want Conductor for 3 apps and 1M checkpoints.
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Our take
Pick DBOS if backend teams who will stay on OSS Transact $0 (bring your own Postgres) while they annotate a first workflow, then buy Pro at $99/month when they want Conductor for 3 apps and 1M checkpoints. Pick Hatchet if teams who will stay on the $0 free million runs (no card) while a worker handles staging, then put a card on file when they need the full 1M/mo envelope and 7-day retention.
Best for
DBOS Workflows that live in Postgres you start at $0 OSS, then $99 Pro
Hatchet Tasks and events metered in runs
Free plan
DBOS $0 · typeScript, Python, Go, Java (Rust library in preview). Run on any Linux / macOS / Windows. You own the Postgres. No Conductor console until a paid plan
Hatchet $0 · 2,000 task runs/day and 2,000 events/day. 10 workers. 3 users. 500 MB active storage. Discord support
Lowest paid
DBOS Pro $99/mo
Hatchet Not published by the vendor
Watch out
DBOS OSS has no Conductor
Hatchet No-card is 2,000 runs/day
Last checked
DBOS 2026-10-22 · dbos.dev/pricing
Hatchet 2026-10-22 · hatchet.run/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Hatchet if
teams who will stay on the $0 free million runs (no card) while a worker handles staging, then put a card on file when they need the full 1M/mo envelope and 7-day retention.
Read the Hatchet page