Inngest

Durable background jobs and workflows for serverless, with zero infra.

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Pricing

Free tier

Usage-based

Adoption

→Stable

License

Open Source

Data freshness

Unverified

Overview

What is Inngest?

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.

Key differentiator

“Durable background jobs and workflows for serverless with zero infra.”

Capability profile

Capability Radar

Ease of StartEcosystemValueMaturityFlexibilityScale Ready

Honest assessment

Strengths & Weaknesses

↑ Strengths

Durable jobs without managing queueshigh

Step functions with retries and no infra to run

Great serverless/Next.js fithigh

Designed for serverless background work

Event-driven + schedulingmedium

Triggers, crons, and flow control built in

↓ Weaknesses

Usage costs at high volumemedium

Run-based pricing scales with usage

Younger than Temporallow

Newer ecosystem

Fit analysis

Who is it for?

✓ Best for

Background jobs for serverless/Next.js

Durable steps without queues

Event-driven workflows

Triggers, retries, and scheduling

Cost structure

Pricing

Free Tier

Available

Free tier (generous monthly runs)

Starts at

$20/mo

Model

Usage-based

Enterprise

Available

Performance benchmarks

How Fast Is It?

Ecosystem

Relationships

Next step

Get Started with Inngest

Step-by-step setup guide with code examples and common gotchas.

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