Compare 2 free alternatives to DBOS for Workflow Automation. Every one of their free tier limits side by side, with the read and catalogue dates we hold.

Best DBOS Alternatives with Free Tiers (2026)

2 free alternatives in Workflow Automation. Sorted by pricing stability.

Current DBOS Situation

Risk Level: caution
Why: effective 2025-04-04 — DBOS replaced its free DBOS Cloud plan ($0 a month, "Free forever": 100,000 requests a day, 1,000,000 ms of CPU a month, 1 application) with DBOS Pro at $99 a month with a 30-day free trial, between captures of 2025-03-21 and 2025-04-04. The open-source DBOS Transact library stays free. Source ↗
Pricing Page: www.dbos.dev/pricing

Recent Pricing Changes (1)

removed effective 2025-04-04 medium impact
DBOS replaced its free DBOS Cloud plan ($0 a month, "Free forever": 100,000 requests a day, 1,000,000 ms of CPU a month, 1 application) with DBOS Pro at $99 a month with a 30-day free trial, between captures of 2025-03-21 and 2025-04-04. The open-source DBOS Transact library stays free. Source ↗

Recommended Migration Targets

These alternatives were identified from DBOS’s pricing changes as recommended replacements.

Trigger.dev stable recommended
Free
Background Jobs Read and confirmed 2026-09-17
Inngest stable recommended
Hobby
Background Jobs Read and confirmed 2026-09-24

All Free Alternatives (2)

2 of these carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold; their order rotates daily. 0 are demoted with the reason named, and 0 are listed last because they are not generally available or are not a free offer. How we rank.

Trigger.dev stable
Free
Background Jobs Read and confirmed 2026-09-17
Inngest stable
Hobby
Background Jobs Read and confirmed 2026-09-24
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2026-09-30
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best free alternatives to DBOS?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 2 free alternatives to DBOS, each listed below with its tier, category and the read and catalogue dates we hold. Of those, 2 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
Is DBOS's free tier still available?
DBOS has a free tier (Free (open-source library; managed cloud is paid-only)), but it's flagged as "caution" because of one specific recorded change, on 2025-04-04: DBOS replaced its free DBOS Cloud plan ($0 a month, "Free forever": 100,000 requests a day, 1,000,000 ms of CPU a month, 1 application) with DBOS Pro at $99 a month with a 30-day free trial, between captures of 2025-03-21 and 2025-04-04. The open-source DBOS Transact library stays free. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20250404224119/https://www.dbos.dev/dbos-pricing
How many free alternatives to DBOS exist?
There are 2 free alternatives to DBOS tracked on AgentDeals across the Workflow Automation, Background Jobs categories.
Has DBOS changed their pricing?
DBOS has 1 recorded pricing change. The most recent was on 2025-04-04: DBOS replaced its free DBOS Cloud plan ($0 a month, "Free forever": 100,000 requests a day, 1,000,000 ms of CPU a month, 1 application) with DBOS Pro at $99 a month with a 30-day free trial, between captures of 2025-03-21 and 2025-04-04. The open-source DBOS Transact library stays free. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20250404224119/https://www.dbos.dev/dbos-pricing

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