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Comparison

Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Inngest

No clear leader: Inngest (56.4) and Google Cloud Pub/Sub (53.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Google Cloud Pub/Sub full profile →Inngest full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Google Cloud Pub/Sub54
Inngest56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Google Cloud Pub/Sub54 / 100medium · 50%
Inngest56 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✓
Model
Google Cloud Pub/Subfreemium
Inngestfreemium
Price level
Google Cloud Pub/Sublow
Inngestlow
Transparent
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✗
Inngest✗
Integrations
Count
Google Cloud Pub/Sub9
Inngest3
Security
Certifications
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
InngestSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngest✓
Hipaa
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngest✓
Soc2
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngest✓
Trust center
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngesthttps://www.inngest.com/docs/learn/security
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngest2
Github stars
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngest5,939
Package downloads weekly
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngest2,477,593
Activity
Commits last 30d
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngest100
Release
Cadence days
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngest4
History
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
Inngest20 items
License
Spdx
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
InngestApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Google Cloud Pub/Sub–
InngestGo
Market
Availability
Google Cloud Pub/SubAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
Inngest–
Content
Faq
Google Cloud Pub/Sub6 items
Inngest7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for message queues. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Messaging paradigm
Google Cloud Pub/SubPub/sub
InngestDurable execution
Correctness
Delivery guarantee
Google Cloud Pub/SubAt-least-once
InngestAt-least-once
Ordering guarantee
Google Cloud Pub/SubPer-key
Inngest-
Durability
Durable replayable log
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✓
Message replay / rewind
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✓
Interop
Wire protocol
Google Cloud Pub/Sub-
InngestHTTPS
Kafka-protocol compatible
Google Cloud Pub/Sub-
Inngest✗
Scale
Partitioned horizontal scaling
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✓
Geo / cross-region replication
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest-
Consumption
Consumer groups / competing consumers
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✗
Dead-letter queue
Google Cloud Pub/Sub-
Inngest-
Deployment
Managed cloud offering exists
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✓
Hosting
Google Cloud Pub/SubCloud only
InngestCloud + self-hosted
Processing
Built-in stream processing
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✗

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Google Cloud Pub/Sub

Google Cloud's publish-subscribe messaging platform that delivers events to multiple subscribers with at-least-once delivery guarantees, cross-zone replication, and optional per-key ordering. It integrates with popular data processing, analytics, and monitoring tools for end-to-end data streaming solutions.

Independently observed

Inngest

Inngest enables developers to write durable functions with built-in checkpointing and retry logic that survive failures. Functions execute step-by-step with automatic recovery and detailed observability, eliminating the need for manual infrastructure management.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Google Cloud Pub/Sub

from $0.27/moUsage-basedFree tier

Usage-based: $40/TiB throughput, $0.27/GiB-month storage. Free tier: 10 GiB/month throughput.

  • Standard Pub/Sub$40/TiB throughput + $0.27/GiB-month storage (first 10 GiB throughput free)
    • At-least-once message delivery
    • Per-key message ordering
    • Pull and push delivery modes
    • Cross-zone replication
    • Automatic scaling and provisioning
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Inngest

from $0.50/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Pro from $99/mo + metered usage.

  • HobbyFree
    • 50k executions
    • 5 concurrent executions
    • 500 MB span data ingested
    • 10K scores
    • 500k events ingested
    • +6 more
  • ProStarting at $99/mo + metered usage
    • 1M executions included
    • Pay as you go up to 20M
    • 100+ concurrent executions
    • 5 GB span data ingested
    • 50K scores
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom executions
    • Custom concurrent executions
    • Custom span data ingested
    • Custom scores
    • Custom events ingested
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✓
CLI
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✗
Inngest✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✓
Self-hosted
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✗
Inngest✓
Hybrid
Google Cloud Pub/Sub✓
Inngest✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Datadog

Google Cloud Pub/Sub

12 total - 11 not shared
  • BigQuery
  • Cloud Storage
  • Dataflow
  • Splunk
  • Striim
  • Informatica
  • Confluent Cloud
  • Apache Kafka
  • Knative Eventing
  • Looker Studio
  • Data Studio
Independently observed

Inngest

6 total - 5 not shared
  • Vercel
  • OpenAI
  • Discord
  • Deno
  • PostgreSQL
Independently observed
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Google Cloud Pub/Sub or Inngest: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.