Inngest

Serverless-first. No queues to manage. Just write a function, `inngest.createFunction()`, and it handles the reliable triggering, retries, and scheduling.

GrowingLow lock-in

Pricing

Free tier

Usage-based

Adoption

Stable

License

Proprietary

Data freshness

Overview

What is Inngest?

Durable execution engine for serverless flows.

Key differentiator

Serverless-first. No queues to manage. Just write a function, `inngest.createFunction()`, and it handles the reliable triggering, retries, and scheduling.

Honest assessment

Strengths & Weaknesses

↑ Strengths

Long running background jobs

Catalog data

Event-driven architecture

Catalog data

↓ Weaknesses

complex microservices (Temporal handles extreme scale better currently)

Catalog data

Non-technical workflow building

Catalog data

Fit analysis

Who is it for?

✓ Best for

Long running background jobs

Recommended use case

Event-driven architecture

Recommended use case

✕ Not a fit for

complex microservices (Temporal handles extreme scale better currently)

Not recommended

Non-technical workflow building

Not recommended

Cost structure

Pricing

Free Tier

Available

50k steps/mo free

Starts at

$50/mo (Basic)

Model

Usage-based

Enterprise

Available

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Performance benchmarks

How Fast Is It?

Ecosystem

Relationships

Works well with

Next step

Get Started with Inngest

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

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