Comparison

Inngest vs NSQ

On the evidence we track, Inngest leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Inngest61
NSQ34
Score
Vioscale score
Inngest61 / 100medium · 74%
NSQ34 / 100low · 38%
Pricing
Free tier
Inngest
NSQ
Model
Price level
Inngestlow
NSQfree
Transparent
Inngest
NSQ
Integrations
Count
Inngest5
NSQ1
Reliability
Status page
Inngest
NSQ
Adoption
Dependent repos
Inngest2
NSQ39
Github stars
Inngest5,765
Package downloads weekly
Inngest1,746,391
NSQ
Activity
Commits last 30d
Inngest88
NSQ3
Release
Cadence days
Inngest1
NSQ84
History
License
Spdx
InngestApache-2.0
NSQMIT
Language
Primary
InngestGo
NSQGo

Capabilities

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

Core
Messaging paradigm
InngestDurable execution
NSQQueue
Correctness
Delivery guarantee
InngestAt-least-once
NSQAt-least-once
Ordering guarantee
Inngest-
NSQNone
Durability
Durable replayable log
Inngest
NSQ
Message replay / rewind
Inngest
NSQ-
Interop
Wire protocol
InngestHTTPS
NSQTCP
Kafka-protocol compatible
Inngest
NSQ
Scale
Partitioned horizontal scaling
Inngest
NSQ
Geo / cross-region replication
Inngest-
NSQ
Consumption
Consumer groups / competing consumers
Inngest
NSQ
Dead-letter queue
Inngest-
NSQ-
Deployment
Managed cloud offering exists
Inngest
NSQ
Hosting
InngestCloud + self-hosted
NSQSelf-hosted only
Processing
Built-in stream processing
Inngest
NSQ-

What each one is

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

Inngest

Leader

Provides an execution layer that automatically handles durability, retries, and state management for background jobs, scheduled tasks, and AI workflows through code-based function definitions.

Independently observed

NSQ

Distributed message queue system designed for high-throughput, real-time message delivery across fault-tolerant clusters without centralized brokers. Supports both load-balanced queuing and publish-subscribe messaging patterns with minimal operational overhead and configuration complexity.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Inngest

Leader
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 ↗

NSQ

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Inngest
NSQ
macOS
Inngest
NSQ
Windows
Inngest
NSQ
Linux
Inngest
NSQ
CLI
Inngest
NSQ
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Inngest
NSQ
Self-hosted
Inngest
NSQ
On-premise
Inngest
NSQ

Integrations

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

Inngest

Leader
5 total
  • Datadog
  • Vercel
  • OpenAI
  • Discord
  • Deno
Independently observed

NSQ

1 total
  • statsd
Independently observed

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