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 Trigger.dev if app teams who will burn the Free $5 credits on a first durable task, then buy Hobby $10 or Pro $50 when concurrency and retention matter.
DBOS
Postgres-durable workflow library
Best for
DBOS Workflows that live in Postgres you start at $0 OSS, then $99 Pro
Trigger.dev Long-running agents or background jobs you meter in credits
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
Trigger.dev $0 · /month. $5 free credits. 20 concurrent runs. 5 members. 10 schedules. 1-day logs. 10 Realtime connections. Community support
Lowest paid
DBOS Pro $99/mo
Trigger.dev Invocation $0.000025
Next step up
DBOS
Trigger.dev Compute $0.0000338
Watch out
DBOS OSS has no Conductor
Trigger.dev Free is $5 of credits, then you stop
Last checked
DBOS 2026-10-22 · dbos.dev/pricing
Trigger.dev 2026-10-22 · trigger.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Trigger.dev if
app teams who will burn the Free $5 credits on a first durable task, then buy Hobby $10 or Pro $50 when concurrency and retention matter.
Read the Trigger.dev page