# Human approval & handoff compared head to head

> 45 head-to-head comparisons of human approval and handoff for AI agents, grouped by the job each pair shares, with benchmark scores for both sides.

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- Updated: 2026-10-09

- Ranked table: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/human-in-the-loop.md
- Shortlist and picks by need: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/human-in-the-loop/index.md

## Ranked

1. [Temporal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/temporal.md) BB 77.2
2. [Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.md) BB 74.7
3. [Restate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/restate.md) BB 73.3
4. [Hatchet](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hatchet.md) B 68.3
5. [Inngest](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inngest.md) B 66
6. [Permit MCP Gateway](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/permit-mcp-gateway.md) C 54.1
7. [Orkes Conductor Human tasks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orkes-conductor.md) C 54
8. [withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/withhuman.md) D 51.8
9. [Pushary](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pushary.md) D 51.4
10. [gotoHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gotohuman.md) E 43.6

## Human approval

- [gotoHuman vs Hatchet](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-hatchet.md): E 43.6 vs B 68.3
- [gotoHuman vs Inngest](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-inngest.md): E 43.6 vs B 66
- [gotoHuman vs Orkes Conductor Human tasks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-orkes-conductor.md): E 43.6 vs C 54
- [gotoHuman vs Permit MCP Gateway](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-permit-mcp-gateway.md): E 43.6 vs C 54.1
- [gotoHuman vs Pushary](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-pushary.md): E 43.6 vs D 51.4
- [gotoHuman vs Restate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-restate.md): E 43.6 vs BB 73.3
- [gotoHuman vs Temporal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-temporal.md): E 43.6 vs BB 77.2
- [gotoHuman vs Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-trigger-dev.md): E 43.6 vs BB 74.7
- [gotoHuman vs withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-withhuman.md): E 43.6 vs D 51.8
- [Hatchet vs Inngest](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-inngest.md): B 68.3 vs B 66
- [Hatchet vs Orkes Conductor Human tasks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-orkes-conductor.md): B 68.3 vs C 54
- [Hatchet vs Permit MCP Gateway](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-permit-mcp-gateway.md): B 68.3 vs C 54.1
- [Hatchet vs Pushary](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-pushary.md): B 68.3 vs D 51.4
- [Hatchet vs Restate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-restate.md): B 68.3 vs BB 73.3
- [Hatchet vs Temporal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-temporal.md): B 68.3 vs BB 77.2
- [Hatchet vs Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-trigger-dev.md): B 68.3 vs BB 74.7
- [Hatchet vs withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-withhuman.md): B 68.3 vs D 51.8
- [Inngest vs Orkes Conductor Human tasks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inngest-vs-orkes-conductor.md): B 66 vs C 54
- [Inngest vs Permit MCP Gateway](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inngest-vs-permit-mcp-gateway.md): B 66 vs C 54.1
- [Inngest vs Pushary](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inngest-vs-pushary.md): B 66 vs D 51.4
- [Inngest vs Restate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inngest-vs-restate.md): B 66 vs BB 73.3
- [Inngest vs Temporal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inngest-vs-temporal.md): B 66 vs BB 77.2
- [Inngest vs Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inngest-vs-trigger-dev.md): B 66 vs BB 74.7
- [Inngest vs withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inngest-vs-withhuman.md): B 66 vs D 51.8
- [Orkes Conductor Human tasks vs Permit MCP Gateway](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orkes-conductor-vs-permit-mcp-gateway.md): C 54 vs C 54.1
- [Orkes Conductor Human tasks vs Pushary](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orkes-conductor-vs-pushary.md): C 54 vs D 51.4
- [Orkes Conductor Human tasks vs Restate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orkes-conductor-vs-restate.md): C 54 vs BB 73.3
- [Orkes Conductor Human tasks vs Temporal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orkes-conductor-vs-temporal.md): C 54 vs BB 77.2
- [Orkes Conductor Human tasks vs Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orkes-conductor-vs-trigger-dev.md): C 54 vs BB 74.7
- [Orkes Conductor Human tasks vs withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orkes-conductor-vs-withhuman.md): C 54 vs D 51.8
- [Permit MCP Gateway vs Pushary](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/permit-mcp-gateway-vs-pushary.md): C 54.1 vs D 51.4
- [Permit MCP Gateway vs Restate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/permit-mcp-gateway-vs-restate.md): C 54.1 vs BB 73.3
- [Permit MCP Gateway vs Temporal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/permit-mcp-gateway-vs-temporal.md): C 54.1 vs BB 77.2
- [Permit MCP Gateway vs Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/permit-mcp-gateway-vs-trigger-dev.md): C 54.1 vs BB 74.7
- [Permit MCP Gateway vs withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/permit-mcp-gateway-vs-withhuman.md): C 54.1 vs D 51.8
- [Pushary vs Restate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pushary-vs-restate.md): D 51.4 vs BB 73.3
- [Pushary vs Temporal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pushary-vs-temporal.md): D 51.4 vs BB 77.2
- [Pushary vs Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pushary-vs-trigger-dev.md): D 51.4 vs BB 74.7
- [Pushary vs withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pushary-vs-withhuman.md): D 51.4 vs D 51.8
- [Restate vs Temporal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/restate-vs-temporal.md): BB 73.3 vs BB 77.2
- [Restate vs Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/restate-vs-trigger-dev.md): BB 73.3 vs BB 74.7
- [Restate vs withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/restate-vs-withhuman.md): BB 73.3 vs D 51.8
- [Temporal vs Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/temporal-vs-trigger-dev.md): BB 77.2 vs BB 74.7
- [Temporal vs withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/temporal-vs-withhuman.md): BB 77.2 vs D 51.8
- [Trigger.dev vs withHuman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/trigger-dev-vs-withhuman.md): BB 74.7 vs D 51.8