Pick SST if
sST/AWS teams who will stay on the free tier (≤350 active resources, no card) while they open a first Console overview, then pay $0.086 per active resource / month when a workspace stays over 350.
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Our take
Pick SST if sST/AWS teams who will stay on the free tier (≤350 active resources, no card) while they open a first Console overview, then pay $0.086 per active resource / month when a workspace stays over 350. 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.
SST
SST Console for AWS apps. Free ≤350
Best for
SST Logs and deploys you start at $0
Trigger.dev Long-running agents or background jobs you meter in credits
Free plan
SST $0 · no card to start. Personal stages remain accessible if you go over
Trigger.dev $0 · /month. $5 free credits. 20 concurrent runs. 5 members. 10 schedules. 1-day logs. 10 Realtime connections. Community support
Lowest paid
SST Old invocation pricing $0.00002
Trigger.dev Invocation $0.000025
Next step up
SST Paid $0.086
Trigger.dev Compute $0.0000338
Runs where
SST Hosted
Trigger.dev
Watch out
SST AWS only
Trigger.dev Free is $5 of credits, then you stop
Last checked
SST 2026-10-23 · sst.dev/docs/console
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