# Big Arrow vs Trigger.dev (slim)

> Trigger.dev scores 74.7 (BB) to Big Arrow's 70.7 (BB) for hitl ask. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Trigger.dev scores 74.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Big Arrow's 70.7 (BB), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Big Arrow leads on payments & pricing. Both do hitl ask.

- Big Arrow: BB 70.7, rank #151 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bigarrow.min.md
- Trigger.dev: BB 74.7, rank #70 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.min.md
- Big Arrow, good for An agent on a person's Mac that reaches a step only the person may do, such as a permission prompt, 2FA code or payment, and needs to show where. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 40. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.
- Trigger.dev, good for A TypeScript team that wants an approval pause inside background jobs or AI chat agents, with the reviewer UI built in their own app. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 91 against 78; Security & auth, 73 against 67; Maintenance & community, 90 against 70; Transparency & trust, 73 against 59. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Big Arrow | Trigger.dev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 73 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 70 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 73 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Big Arrow | Trigger.dev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | SDK + MCP | Platform |
| Vendor | Franz Enzenhofer | Trigger.dev |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.trigger.dev` |
| Transports |  | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | none | 31 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.triggerdotdev/trigger.dev` |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-06-29 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2025-12-23 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 747 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.6/5 (8) |