Temporal vs Trigger.dev: which is more agent-ready?
Trigger.dev is the more agent-ready of the two, scoring 60/100 on the AgentReady against 46/100 for Temporal.
| Signal | Temporal | Trigger.dev |
|---|---|---|
| AgentReady | 46 | 60 |
| Discovery | 73 | 100 |
| Understanding | 31 | 38 |
| Adoption | 45 | 65 |
| Operability | 35 | 35 |
| Public API | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | No | Yes |
| OpenAPI spec | Unknown | Unknown |
| CLI | Yes | Yes |
| llms.txt | Yes | Yes |
| Self-serve signup | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes | Unknown |
Full profiles: Temporal and Trigger.dev. Scores come from the AgentReady methodology and refresh as each product changes.
An agent can fetch this comparison directly: POST /v1/compare {"slugs": ["temporal", "trigger"]}