Inngest
Durable background jobs and workflows for serverless, with zero infra.
- Status
- Generally available
- Last checked
- Checked · Oct 11, 2026
- License
- Open source
- Pricing
- Free tier · from $20/mo
What it is
Inngest provides event-driven, durable background jobs and step functions for serverless apps (esp. Next.js) — retries, scheduling, and flow control without queues to manage.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Background jobs for serverless/Next.js
Durable steps without queues
Event-driven workflows
Triggers, retries, and scheduling
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Usage costs at high volume
Run-based pricing scales with usage
- 02
Younger than Temporal
Newer ecosystem
What it does well
Durable jobs without managing queues
Step functions with retries and no infra to run
Great serverless/Next.js fit
Designed for serverless background work
Event-driven + scheduling
Triggers, crons, and flow control built in
Pricing
- Free tier
- YesFree tier (generous monthly runs)
- Paid from
- $20/mo
- Model
- Usage-based
- Enterprise plan
- Yes
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
Performance benchmarks
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Set up Inngest
Setup steps, common gotchas and what to check after 30 days.
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