Comparison · Inquir Compute

Trigger.dev vs Inquir pipelines

Hosted workflows versus jobs and pipelines that reuse the same functions as your HTTP routes.

View pipelines →Background jobs use case

Situation

Why teams compare

You might need the same job semantics but cannot depend on a specific SaaS control plane.

Deep customization of execution environments sometimes conflicts with hosted sandboxes.

Where they lead

Hosted workflow tools excel at…

Opinionated retries, dashboards, and integrations that work day one.

Lower upfront design for durable execution graphs.

How Inquir fits

What Inquir emphasizes instead

You wire retries and observability to match your policies, with execution history tied to the same functions as HTTP traffic.

Functions plus pipelines cover many async patterns without importing an entire hosted workflow SaaS.

Capabilities

Feature mapping (rough)

Schedules

Cron-style triggers exist on both sides—compare UX and observability.

Async steps

Model multi-step flows with pipelines; validate idempotency yourself.

Dashboards

Hosted tools may ship richer UI early; Inquir leans on logs and execution history in the console.

Steps

How to migrate from Trigger.dev to Inquir Compute

Inventory workflows

List triggers, retry rules, and external side effects.

Rebuild critical path

Start with one production workflow, not the entire catalog.

Measure toil

Track engineering time saved or spent after 30 days.

Code example

Async handoff

Pipeline steps receive one object: payload from the run, plus pipeline, step, previousOutput, and stepResults—see docs. Return any JSON-serializable value as the step output.

pipeline-step.mjs

export async function handler(event) {
  const input = event.payload ?? {};
  await doWork(input);
  return { next: 'notify', payload: { id: input.id } };
}

Fit

Pick Inquir when…

When to use

You want jobs and HTTP to share one function catalog and one observability story.
Vendor-hosted workflow engines are a poor fit for your compliance or customization needs.

When not to use

You want a fully managed durable engine with minimal platform code.

FAQ

Do you replicate Trigger.dev’s dashboard?

Expect different UX priorities; validate whether built-in execution history meets your support workflows before migrating critical on-call playbooks.

Can scheduled runs and HTTP routes share the same function?

Yes—point a gateway route at a function ID and reference the same ID in a pipeline lambda step with a schedule trigger. Webhooks are HTTP routes; async jobs enqueue the function separately but reuse the same bundle.

What is the main trade-off versus Trigger.dev?

Hosted platforms ship batteries-included dashboards and integrations; Inquir keeps async logic next to gateway functions so you align retries, secrets, and logs in one product—compare support UX before you migrate critical playbooks.