Trigger.dev vs Mintlify
Open-source background jobs with no timeouts and full observability
vs. Beautiful docs + AI search — used by Anthropic, Cursor, Perplexity
Pricing tiers
Trigger.dev
Free
$0. 5K runs/mo. 1 concurrent run. 1 team member. 7-day log retention.
Free
Self-Host (OSS)
Free. Apache-2.0 license. Docker Compose + Postgres + Redis.
$0 base (usage-based)
Hobby
$10/mo. 50K runs/mo. 25 concurrent. Unlimited queue time.
$10/mo
Pro
$50/mo (starts at — usage scales). 250K runs/mo baseline. 100 concurrent. Priority.
$50/mo
Enterprise
Custom. HIPAA, SSO, dedicated clusters, on-prem.
Custom
Mintlify
Hobby
$0. 1 editor. Unlimited pages. Mintlify subdomain. Community support.
Free
Pro
$150/mo. Custom domain, analytics, versioning, 10 editors. Commercial use.
$150/mo
Growth
$550/mo. API playground, OpenAPI, 25 editors, advanced analytics, SSO.
$550/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Dedicated support, HIPAA, SAML, custom integrations, large teams.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Trigger.dev vs hobby on Mintlify.
| Metric | Trigger.dev | Mintlify |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Trigger.dev · 13 features
- Batch Trigger — Trigger many runs at once with limits.
- Environment Variables — Manage secrets in dashboard.
- Idempotency Keys — Prevent duplicate runs.
- Machine Sizing — Pick CPU/RAM per task.
- Queues + Concurrency — Named queues for controlled throughput.
- Realtime + React Hooks — Subscribe to run progress from client.
- Retries — Exponential + custom strategies.
- Schedules — Cron-triggered runs.
- Self-Hosting — Run locally or on your infra.
- Subtasks + triggerAndWait — Compose tasks by triggering children.
- Task Metadata — Attach arbitrary metadata to runs.
- Tasks — Define long-running TS tasks.
- wait.for / wait.until — Durable waits — minutes, hours, days.
Mintlify · 15 features
- AI Chat — User-facing AI assistant trained on your docs.
- AI Search — Semantic search across docs.
- Analytics — Page views, search queries, CTR.
- API Playground — Try API endpoints from docs (OpenAPI).
- Custom Domain — docs.yourco.com.
- Custom Theming — Logo, colors, fonts, branding.
- Git Sync — Build on push to GitHub/GitLab.
- i18n — Multi-language docs.
- MDX — Markdown + React components.
- Multi-version Docs — Support /v1, /v2, /v3 side-by-side.
- OpenAPI Generation — Auto-generate docs from spec.
- Pre-built Components — Cards, Callouts, Tabs, CodeGroups, Accordions.
- SEO Optimized — SSR + structured data.
- SSO — SAML + OIDC (Growth+).
- Syntax Highlighting — Shiki-based, 100+ languages.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Trigger.dev | Mintlify |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | trigger.dev CLI | mintlify CLI |
| SDK | @trigger.dev/react-hooks, @trigger.dev/sdk | — |
| REST | Trigger.dev REST API | — |
| OTHER | Trigger.dev Dashboard, Trigger.dev Webhooks | AI Chat Widget, Analytics Dashboard, API Playground, MDX + mint.json, Mintlify Dashboard |
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