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Comparison

Memphis vs Trigger.dev

On the evidence we track, Trigger.dev leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Memphis full profile →Trigger.dev full profile →
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Memphis46
★Trigger.dev60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Memphis46 / 100low · 22%
Trigger.dev60 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓
Model
Memphisfreemium
Trigger.devfreemium
Price level
Memphislow
Trigger.devlow
Transparent
Memphis–
Trigger.dev✓
Integrations
Count
Memphis–
Trigger.dev3
Security
Gdpr
Memphis–
Trigger.dev✓
Hipaa
Memphis–
Trigger.dev✓
Soc2
Memphis–
Trigger.dev✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Memphis–
Trigger.dev✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Memphis0
Trigger.dev–
Github stars
Memphis3,444
Trigger.dev–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Memphis0
Trigger.dev–
Release
Cadence days
Memphis21
Trigger.dev–
History
Memphis20 items
Trigger.dev–
Language
Primary
MemphisGo
Trigger.dev–
Market
Availability
Memphis–
Trigger.devAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Memphis–
Trigger.dev6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for message queues. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Messaging paradigm
MemphisQueue
Trigger.devJob / task queue
Correctness
Delivery guarantee
MemphisAt-least-once
Trigger.devAt-least-once
Ordering guarantee
MemphisPer-partition
Trigger.devFIFO
Durability
Durable replayable log
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓
Message replay / rewind
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓
Interop
Wire protocol
Memphis-
Trigger.dev-
Kafka-protocol compatible
Memphis-
Trigger.dev✗
Scale
Partitioned horizontal scaling
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓
Geo / cross-region replication
Memphis-
Trigger.dev✗
Consumption
Consumer groups / competing consumers
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✗
Dead-letter queue
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✗
Deployment
Managed cloud offering exists
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓
Hosting
MemphisCloud + self-hosted
Trigger.devCloud only
Processing
Built-in stream processing
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Memphis

Memphis is an open-source message broker and data streaming platform designed for backend developers. It provides production-ready message brokering with features like schema management, dead-letter queues, stream processing functions, and support for multiple programming languages.

Independently observed

Trigger.dev

Leader

A managed platform for creating AI workflows in TypeScript, featuring automatic retries, task queuing, durable execution with checkpointing, real-time streaming, comprehensive observability, and elastic scaling. Supports both cloud deployment and self-hosting via Docker or Kubernetes.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Memphis

HybridFree tier
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Trigger.dev

Leader
from $10/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. From $10/month for Hobby tier; Pro starts at $50/month with usage-based overage pricing.

  • FreeFree
    • Dev and Prod environments
    • Community support
    • 1 day log retention
  • Hobby$10/month
    • Dev, Preview and Prod environments
    • Community support
    • 7 day log retention
  • ProFrom $50/month
    • Dev, Preview and Prod environments
    • Dedicated Slack support
    • 30 day log retention
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Pro plan features
    • Custom log retention
    • Priority support
    • Role-based access control (RBAC)
    • SOC 2 report
    • +2 more
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓
CLI
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓
Self-hosted
Memphis✓
Trigger.dev✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Memphis

Not documented yet.

Trigger.dev

Leader
7 total
  • Prisma
  • OpenAI
  • Resend
  • Vercel
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • WhatsApp
Independently observed
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Memphis or Trigger.dev: which one depends on you

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