# Trigger.dev vs withHuman (slim)

> Trigger.dev scores 74.7 (BB) on agent readiness against withHuman's 51.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. 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 withHuman's 51.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do hitl approve.

- Trigger.dev: BB 74.7, rank #59 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.min.md
- withHuman: D 51.8, rank #573 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/withhuman.min.md
- 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 Reliability, 75 against 16; Schema & documentation, 91 against 81; Agent ergonomics, 79 against 74; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 90 against 49; Transparency & trust, 73 against 53. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Runs on your own machine; Open source.
- withHuman, good for Teams that want tool calls from coding agents or their own agents held for approval by rules, with escalation and an audit log, and no review UI to build.

| Category | Trigger.dev | withHuman |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 16 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 91 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 79 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 73 | 73 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 90 | 49 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Trigger.dev | withHuman |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Trigger.dev | Metoro Inc |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.trigger.dev` | `https://app.withhuman.ai` |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary hosted service under Metoro Inc's terms. The site describes an open-source edition, but the repository it links to returned 404 on 8 October 2026 |
| Tools exposed | 31 | none |
| MCP registry | `io.github.triggerdotdev/trigger.dev` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-29 | 2026-09-04 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-12-23 | 2026-09-04 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | 3.6/5 (8) | none |