# Inngest vs Trigger.dev (slim)

> Trigger.dev has a score of 74.8 (BB) against Inngest's 66.3 (B). Both do hitl approve. The largest gap is reliability, 18 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Trigger.dev has a score of 74.8 (BB) against Inngest's 66.3 (B). Both do hitl approve. The largest gap is reliability, 18 points.

- Inngest: B 66.3, rank #160 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inngest.min.md
- Trigger.dev: BB 74.8, rank #46 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.min.md
- Pick Inngest for nothing in particular. Pick Trigger.dev for reliability (+18), security & auth (+13), transparency & trust (+18).

| Category | Inngest | Trigger.dev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 57 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 73 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 88 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 74 |