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Comparison

Inngest vs RabbitMQ

On the evidence we track, RabbitMQ leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Inngest full profile →RabbitMQ full profile →
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Inngest56
★RabbitMQ67
Score
vioscaleAI score
Inngest56 / 100medium · 69%
RabbitMQ67 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tier
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
Model
Inngestfreemium
RabbitMQfreemium
Price level
Inngestlow
RabbitMQlow
Transparent
Inngest✗
RabbitMQ✗
Integrations
Count
Inngest3
RabbitMQ–
Security
Certifications
InngestSOC 2 Type II
RabbitMQ–
Disclosure policy
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
Hipaa
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ–
Scorecard
Inngest–
RabbitMQ6.1
Soc2
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Inngest2
RabbitMQ282
Github stars
Inngest5,939
RabbitMQ13,917
Package downloads weekly
Inngest2,477,593
RabbitMQ2,820,361
Activity
Commits last 30d
Inngest100
RabbitMQ100
Release
Cadence days
Inngest4
RabbitMQ25
History
Inngest20 items
RabbitMQ20 items
License
Spdx
InngestApache-2.0
RabbitMQBSD-3-Clause
Language
Primary
InngestGo
RabbitMQJavaScript
Market
Availability
Inngest–
RabbitMQAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Inngest7 items
RabbitMQ5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Messaging paradigm
InngestDurable execution
RabbitMQQueue
Correctness
Delivery guarantee
InngestAt-least-once
RabbitMQAt-least-once
Ordering guarantee
Inngest-
RabbitMQFIFO
Durability
Durable replayable log
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
Message replay / rewind
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
Interop
Wire protocol
InngestHTTPS
RabbitMQAMQP 1.0, MQTT 5.0, STOMP
Kafka-protocol compatible
Inngest✗
RabbitMQ-
Scale
Partitioned horizontal scaling
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
Geo / cross-region replication
Inngest-
RabbitMQ✓
Consumption
Consumer groups / competing consumers
Inngest✗
RabbitMQ✓
Dead-letter queue
Inngest-
RabbitMQ✓
Deployment
Managed cloud offering exists
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
Hosting
InngestCloud + self-hosted
RabbitMQCloud + self-hosted
Processing
Built-in stream processing
Inngest✗
RabbitMQ✓

What each one is

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

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

RabbitMQ

Leader

An open-source message broker and streaming platform for reliable message exchange in distributed systems. Supports multiple standard protocols including AMQP, MQTT, and STOMP.

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

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 ↗

RabbitMQ

Leader
HybridFree tier
  • Open SourceFree
  • CommercialContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
Linux
Inngest✗
RabbitMQ✓
CLI
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
Self-hosted
Inngest✓
RabbitMQ✓
On-premise
Inngest✗
RabbitMQ✓

Integrations

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

Inngest

6 total
  • Datadog
  • Vercel
  • OpenAI
  • Discord
  • Deno
  • PostgreSQL
Independently observed

RabbitMQ

Leader

Not documented yet.

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Inngest or RabbitMQ: 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.