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Kestra vs Trigger.dev

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

Kestra

Event Driven Orchestration & Scheduling Platform for Mission Critical Applications

Best matched with other platform tools.

27.5K
Stars
+45
Weekly
75/100
Health
Trigger.dev

Trigger.dev – build and deploy fully‑managed AI agents and workflows

Best matched with other platform tools.

15.9K
Stars
+986
Weekly
83/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

Kestra has the larger GitHub footprint with 27.5K stars.

Momentum

Trigger.dev is currently growing faster at +986 stars this week.

Maintenance

Trigger.dev has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 83/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

SignalKestraTrigger.dev
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTCBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC
GitHub stars27.5K15.9K
Weekly growth+45+986
Health scoreHealthy75/100Strong83/100
Contributors484141
Commits per week90.042.5
Open issues542416
LanguageJavaTypeScript
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Last commit2026-07-27 07:57 UTC2026-08-03 07:39 UTC
Last releasev1.3.26v4.5.9

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