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Comparison

Inngest vs WarpStream

On the evidence we track, WarpStream leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Inngest full profile →WarpStream full profile →
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Inngest61
★WarpStream80
Score
Vioscale score
Inngest61 / 100medium · 74%updating
WarpStream80 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Inngest✓
WarpStream✓
Model
Inngestcommercial
WarpStreamfreemium
Price level
Inngestlow
WarpStreamlow
Transparent
Inngest✓
WarpStream✓
Integrations
Count
Inngest5
WarpStream12
Security
Disclosure policy
Inngest✓
WarpStream–
Hipaa
Inngest✓
WarpStream–
Iso27001
Inngest–
WarpStream✓
Soc2
Inngest✓
WarpStream✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Inngest–
WarpStream99.9
Status page
Inngest✓
WarpStream✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Inngest2
WarpStream–
Github stars
Inngest5,765
WarpStream–
Package downloads weekly
Inngest1,746,391
WarpStream–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Inngest88
WarpStream–
Release
Cadence days
Inngest1
WarpStream–
History
Inngest20 items
WarpStream–
License
Spdx
InngestApache-2.0
WarpStream–
Language
Primary
InngestGo
WarpStream–
Market
Availability
Inngest–
WarpStreamAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

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

WarpStream

Leader

WarpStream is a Kafka-compatible streaming platform that eliminates local disks by using cloud object storage, enabling automatic scaling and reducing costs significantly compared to traditional Kafka. It maintains full protocol compatibility while simplifying operations through managed deployment in customer cloud accounts.

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 ↗

WarpStream

Leader
from $0.01/moUsage-basedFree tier

From $100/month base + metered write throughput ($0.01-$0.003/GiB, tiered by volume) and storage. Free $400 non-expiring credits with no card required.

  • Dev$100/month base + metered write throughput and cluster minutes
    • Core functionality
    • 99.9% SLA
    • mTLS
  • Fundamentals$500/month base + metered usage
    • Production functionality
    • 99.9% SLA
    • Agent Groups
    • Cluster Recovery
    • mTLS
    • +3 more
  • Pro$1,500/month base + metered usage
    • Advanced isolation
    • Multi-region replication
    • 99.99% SLA
    • Lightning Topics
    • Topic Recovery
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 99.999% SLA
    • Dedicated Control Plane Cell
    • Multi-Region HA Replication
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Inngest✓
WarpStream✓
CLI
Inngest✓
WarpStream✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Inngest✓
WarpStream✓
Self-hosted
Inngest✓
WarpStream✓
On-premise
Inngest✗
WarpStream✓
Hybrid
Inngest✗
WarpStream✓

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

WarpStream

Leader
12 total
  • Apache Kafka
  • Bento
  • RisingWave
  • Grafana
  • Materialize
  • Snowflake
  • Schema Registry
  • Iceberg
  • Tigris
  • Protobuf
  • Avro
  • JSON
Independently observed

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