Inngest

Durable execution for event-driven workflows, background jobs and AI agents

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Websitewww.inngest.com

CategoryAPIs & automation

PricingFreemium

Card requiredNo

Open sourceYes

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ABOUT

What is Inngest?

Inngest is a durable execution platform for event-driven functions, background jobs and multi-step workflows. It adds retries, state, scheduling, concurrency controls and observability to code running on your own infrastructure, without requiring a separate queue or worker system. The hosted platform also supports AI workflows and a free Hobby plan.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

What you should know

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Durable steps in application codeWrap work in steps to get retries, checkpoints and persisted results without building a separate queue or worker system.

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Self-hosting is supportedThe Inngest server and CLI can run on your own infrastructure, while the hosted platform handles operations for teams that prefer a managed service.

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Steps consume execution quotaA function run and each step count separately, so a workflow with five steps uses six executions from the Hobby allowance.

Hobby has a modest ceilingThe free plan includes 50k monthly executions and five concurrent executions. Runs pause after the included execution quota is exhausted.

COMMUNITY

From the forums

Developers discussing Inngest on GitHub and Reddit value its code-first model, durable step retries and ability to build background jobs without managing queues or workers. The community also highlights self-hosting and support for TypeScript, Python and Go. Some Reddit users report friction with local development or framework integrations, and the hosted Hobby quotas can be restrictive for multi-step workloads.

— Community sentiment · Reddit

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

What counts as an Inngest execution?＋

A function run and every step inside it count separately. A run with five step.run calls uses six executions.

How much does Inngest cost?＋

The Hobby plan costs $0/mo and requires no credit card. Pro starts at $99/mo, while Hobby execution pauses when its included quota is exhausted.

Can I self-host Inngest?＋

Yes. Inngest publishes the server and CLI source code, and its self-hosting guide covers running the platform on your own infrastructure.