# Restate vs Trigger.dev (slim)

> Trigger.dev scores 74.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Restate's 73.3 (BB), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Restate leads on reliability. Both do hitl approve. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Trigger.dev scores 74.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Restate's 73.3 (BB), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Restate leads on reliability. Both do hitl approve.

- Restate: BB 73.3, rank #78 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/restate.min.md
- Trigger.dev: BB 74.7, rank #59 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.min.md
- Restate, good for A team that already writes agent steps as durable handlers and wants a long, cheap wait for a human answer in TypeScript, Python, Java, Go or Rust, with the option to self-host. Ahead on Reliability, 91 against 75. Also 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 85; Security & auth, 73 against 61; Transparency & trust, 73 against 50. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Runs on your own machine; Open source.

| Category | Restate | Trigger.dev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 91 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 91 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 81 | 79 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 61 | 73 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 92 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 50 | 73 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Restate | Trigger.dev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Restate GmbH | Trigger.dev |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.trigger.dev` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Licence | BSL 1.1 converting to Apache-2.0 four years after release (server), MIT (SDKs) | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | none | 31 |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.triggerdotdev/trigger.dev` |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-06-29 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2025-12-23 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 4.5k stars, 329k npm/wk, 76k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.6/5 (8) |