# Inngest vs Memphis

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Inngest

| Attribute | Inngest | Memphis |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.6 (74% (medium)) | 40.6 (24% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 88 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,765 | 3,439 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,746,391 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | - |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","paradigm":"durable_exec","protocol":"HTTPS","message_replay":true,"persistent_log":true,"consumer_groups":false,"kafka_compatible":false,"managed_offering":true,"stream_processing":false,"delivery_guarantee":"at_least_once","horizontal_scaling":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","ordering":"per_partition","paradigm":"queue","message_replay":true,"persistent_log":true,"consumer_groups":true,"managed_offering":true,"dead_letter_queue":true,"delivery_guarantee":"at_least_once","horizontal_scaling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Deno"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free","features":["50k executions","5 concurrent executions","500 MB span data ingested","10K scores","500k events ingested","100k queue depth","50 realtime connections","Basic tracing, metrics, and alerts","3 users","3 workers","Unlimited serverless workers"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individual developers and small projects getting started with durable execution.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"3","events":"500k/mo","scores":"10K","workers":"3","span_data":"500 MB","executions":"50k/mo","queue_depth":"100k","realtime_connections":"50","concurrent_executions":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Starting at $99/mo + metered usage","features":["1M executions included","Pay as you go up to 20M","100+ concurrent executions","5 GB span data ingested","50K scores","5M+ events ingested","1M+ queue depth","1000 realtime connections","Granular tracing, metrics, alerts + 7 day trace retention","Increased throughput","15 users","20 workers","Unlimited serverless workers"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":25,"unit":"concurrent_execution"},"kind":"metered","amount":25,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","amount":3,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"event"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"score"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.5,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"worker","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams building production-ready workflows with increased scale and reliability.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"15","events":"5M+/mo","scores":"50K","workers":"20","span_data":"5 GB","executions":"1M + pay as you go up to 20M","queue_depth":"1M+","realtime_connections":"1000","concurrent_executions":"100+"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales.","features":["Custom executions","Custom concurrent executions","Custom span data ingested","Custom scores","Custom events ingested","Custom queue depth","Custom realtime connections","Advanced tracing, metrics, alerts + 90 day trace retention","Dedicated Slack channel","SAML, RBAC, audit trails"],"description":"For organizations running critical workflows at scale with advanced security, support, and customization.","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"HIPAA BAAs"},{"name":"Advanced observability","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":300,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro from $99/mo + metered usage.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.inngest.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:31:13.499Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"http://memphis.dev/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:19:54.561Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 21 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=inngest-cli&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=memphis%2Fmemphis&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Message Queues)

| Capability | Inngest | Memphis |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Messaging paradigm | Durable execution | Queue |
| **Correctness** |  |  |
| Delivery guarantee | At-least-once | At-least-once |
| Ordering guarantee | - | Per-partition |
| **Durability** |  |  |
| Durable replayable log | ✓ | ✓ |
| Message replay / rewind | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Interop** |  |  |
| Wire protocol | HTTPS | - |
| Kafka-protocol compatible | ✗ | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Partitioned horizontal scaling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Geo / cross-region replication | - | - |
| **Consumption** |  |  |
| Consumer groups / competing consumers | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dead-letter queue | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Managed cloud offering exists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Processing** |  |  |
| Built-in stream processing | ✗ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:18:25.632Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*