Inngest review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Inngest report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for background jobs written in code
Inngest runs background jobs and workflows that you write in code, with a free plan for 5 seats and 50k executions. There is no drag-and-drop builder, and Pro at $99 a month adds usage charges on top.
Who Inngest is for
- Fits if you are a developer who needs reliable background jobs
- Works for a small team that can stay inside 50k executions
Who Inngest is not for
- Skip it if you do not write code, as there is no drag-and-drop builder
- Tight if you stay free: 5 concurrent steps and 24 hours of traces
- Watch out: Pro and Business bill extra executions, steps, workers and span data
- Watch out: HIPAA is an add-on on Pro and Business, and sandboxes in open beta are billed per second
Why Inngest gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPro is $99 a month for 15 seats, which is about $20 a head for five people, near the middle of automation ($19). Extra executions cost $50 per 1M.
- BFree plan and trialFree plan with no card: 5 seats, 50k executions, 500k events a month and 24 hours of traces. One small project can live on it.
- BFeaturesDurable step functions, queues, events, observability and AI agent tooling. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work.
- DEase of useWorkflows are written in code with an SDK, so it needs a developer.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb service with open-source SDKs and a Datadog integration. No desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Inngest's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/inngest#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/inngest.svg" alt="Inngest: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Inngest stands among automation tools
Inngest's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 40 of the 71 other automation tools we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 56 of 71) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 34 of the 38 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 72 automation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Inngest’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 14 of 71, level with 36
- BFree plan and trialAbove 56 of 71, level with 11
- BFeaturesAbove 35 of 71, level with 33
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 71, level with 8
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 19 of 71, level with 52
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 43 automation tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Inngest, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Inngest you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $1,188 a year. Inngest is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Inngest’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Inngest?
Inngest is an open-source SDK and cloud service for running event-driven functions that survive failures. Developers write step functions in code, and Inngest handles queues, flow control, retries and tracing. Cloud plans are priced on executions, events and concurrent steps, with seats and workers set by plan.
Worth knowing
- Workflows are written in code using an SDK; there is no drag-and-drop builder.
- Pro and Business prices are shown as a base with usage on top: extra executions, concurrent steps, workers and span data are billed beyond the included amounts.
- HIPAA support is an add-on on Pro and Business, and included only on Enterprise.
- Sandboxes are in open beta and are billed per second: $0.000011 for a vCPU and $0.000003 for 1 GB of memory.
Key features
- Durable step functions
- Functions are split into steps that are retried and resumed on failure. A single run can last up to 30 days on Free, 90 on Pro and 366 on Business, including sleeps and waits.
- Queues and flow control
- Concurrency and queue depth are managed for you. Concurrent steps start at 5 on Free and 100 on Pro, with more sold in packs of 25 for $25.
- Events and webhooks
- Functions start from events sent from your app or other sources. Free allows 500k events a month and 256 KiB per event; paid plans allow 3 MiB.
- Observability
- Every function run is traced, with metrics and span data. Trace history is 24 hours on Free, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Business and 90 days on Enterprise.
- AI agents and sandboxes
- Inngest has an AgentKit project and a sandbox product, in open beta, billed per second for vCPU and memory. Agent evaluation scores are metered by plan.
- Open source SDKs
- The server and SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Go and Kotlin are published on GitHub, and you can develop locally before moving to Cloud.
Inngest pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Inngest has a free plan, and paid plans start at $99 per month (Pro), billing basis not stated.
- Starts at
- $99 per month (Pro), billing basis not stated
- Free plan
- 5 seats, 50k executions, 5 concurrent steps and 500k events a month, with 24 hours of trace history. No credit card required.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5 seats, 50k executions, 5 concurrent steps, 3 workers and 500k events a month, with 24 hours of trace history. |
| Pro | $99per month and up, includes 1M executions | 15 seats ($10 per extra), 100 concurrent steps, 20 workers, 5M+ events and 7 days of traces. Extra executions $50 per 1M. |
| Business | $499per month and up, includes 10M executions | 30 seats ($10 per extra), 500 concurrent steps, 100 workers, 50M+ events and 14 days of traces. Extra executions $25 per 1M. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom limits, 90 days of trace history, SAML, RBAC, audit trails, HIPAA included and a dedicated Slack channel. |
Read from inngest.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Inngest before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Inngest have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Inngest is listed for Web.
Does Inngest have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Inngest is listed for Web.
Is Inngest open source?
Yes. Inngest is open source, according to its own site.
Does Inngest have an API?
Yes. Inngest offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.