Comparison

Inngest vs Redpanda

On the evidence we track, Redpanda leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Inngest61
Redpanda69
Score
Vioscale score
Inngest61 / 100medium · 74%
Redpanda69 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tier
Inngest
Redpanda
Model
Inngestcommercial
Redpandacommercial
Price level
Inngestlow
Redpandalow
Transparent
Inngest
Redpanda
Integrations
Count
Inngest5
Redpanda300
Reliability
Sla pct
Inngest
Redpanda99.99
Status page
Inngest
Redpanda
Adoption
Dependent repos
Inngest2
Redpanda25
Github stars
Inngest5,765
Redpanda12,485
Package downloads weekly
Inngest1,746,391
Redpanda
Activity
Commits last 30d
Inngest88
Redpanda100
Release
Cadence days
Inngest1
Redpanda6
History
Inngest20 items
Redpanda20 items
License
Spdx
InngestApache-2.0
Redpanda
Language
Primary
InngestGo
RedpandaC++
Market
Availability
Inngest

Capabilities

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

Core
Messaging paradigm
InngestDurable execution
RedpandaLog / streaming
Correctness
Delivery guarantee
InngestAt-least-once
RedpandaAt-least-once
Ordering guarantee
Inngest-
RedpandaPer-partition
Durability
Durable replayable log
Inngest
Redpanda
Message replay / rewind
Inngest
Redpanda
Interop
Wire protocol
InngestHTTPS
RedpandaKafka protocol
Kafka-protocol compatible
Inngest
Redpanda
Scale
Partitioned horizontal scaling
Inngest
Redpanda
Geo / cross-region replication
Inngest-
Redpanda
Consumption
Consumer groups / competing consumers
Inngest
Redpanda
Dead-letter queue
Inngest-
Redpanda-
Deployment
Managed cloud offering exists
Inngest
Redpanda
Hosting
InngestCloud + self-hosted
RedpandaCloud + self-hosted
Processing
Built-in stream processing
Inngest
Redpanda

What each one is

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

Inngest

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

Redpanda

Leader

A data streaming platform designed to reduce operational costs while maintaining high throughput. Kafka-compatible with support for both managed cloud deployments (Dedicated, BYOC, Serverless) and self-hosted options, featuring tiered storage, built-in data transforms, and governance capabilities for AI agents.

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 ↗

Redpanda

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier (Community Edition). Cloud and Enterprise plans available via quote.

  • Community EditionFree
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
  • Redpanda CloudContact 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
Redpanda
CLI
Inngest
Redpanda
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Inngest
Redpanda
Self-hosted
Inngest
Redpanda
On-premise
Inngest
Redpanda
Hybrid
Inngest
Redpanda

Integrations

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

Inngest

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

Redpanda

Leader
9 total
  • Kafka
  • PostgreSQL
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Snowflake
  • BigQuery
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Azure
Independently observed

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