Inngest

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Durable workflows and event-driven functions for serverless apps.

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ledger entry · observed by @whysanesanders

Makes "sleep for a week then continue" easy in serverless functions. Great for AI pipelines that need human approval or multi-step state. Self-hosting is not the primary path, so heavy compliance needs require evaluation.

Strengths

Makes sleep-for-a-week-then-continue easy in serverless functions.
Fits AI pipelines that need human approval or multi-step state.

Known limitations

The server and CLI use SSPL with delayed Apache-2.0 conversion, not an OSI open-source license today.
Self-hosting story is lighter than Trigger.dev.
Language SDKs are mostly TypeScript/Python.
Event modeling requires upfront design.

Use it when

Event-driven TypeScript or Python jobs with durable steps.
Agent pipelines that pause for a human and resume later.

Skip it when

You need an OSI license today, not SSPL with a delayed conversion.
Self-hosting has to match Trigger.dev's story.
The team is not on TypeScript or Python.

Buy-check

·Price — freemium, free Hobby tier; Pro $99/mo as of 2026-08-19. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
·Who skips it — Also skipped when: You need an OSI license today, not SSPL with a delayed conversion.; Self-hosting has to match Trigger.dev's story..