Hatchet vs Inngest

Hatchet5.0Visit Inngest4.6Visit

Higher score Hatchet #1 in Task Queue Software 5.0/10 Free plan · paid from $10 Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Hatchet

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Inngest #3 in Task Queue Software 4.6/10 Free plan · paid from $99/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Inngest

• Hatchet fits best

  Observable durable workflows and AI tasks

• Inngest fits best

  Serverless event-driven task execution

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Side by side

Feature	Hatchet 5.0/10 Visit ↗	Inngest 4.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	5.0	4.6
Ranking	#1 in Task Queue Software	#3 in Task Queue Software
Best for	Observable durable workflows and AI tasks	Serverless event-driven task execution
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$99/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	7 integrations	8 integrations
Features Hatchet 0/3 · Inngest 0/3
Custom retry policy	Not published	Not published
Scheduled jobs	Not published	Not published
Dead-letter queue	Not published	Not published
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Not published
Maximum payload size	Not published	Not published
Official SDK languages	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Durable execution with retries, scheduling, DAGs, and replay Detailed traces, logs, metrics, alerting, and preserved run data Cloud, self-hosted, and hybrid deployment with AI SDK integrations	Durable state, step retries, and memoization support reliable workflows Event, cron, and webhook triggers cover varied task entry points Concurrency, observability, and broad serverless integrations are included
Cons	Team starts at $500/month before usage charges Retention is 3 days on Team and 7 days on Scale Advanced compliance and enterprise controls require higher tiers	Runs on your own compute rather than providing a conventional hosted runtime Pro starts at $99 per month for higher execution and concurrency limits Advanced tracing, SAML, RBAC, and audit trails are reserved for Enterprise
Our verdict	Hatchet is a developer platform for AI agents, durable workflows, background tasks, and event-driven applications. Engineering teams define workflows in code, while workers run on customer infrastructure and the orchestration engine runs… Read the review →	Inngest is an event-driven durable execution platform for developers building background jobs, scheduled tasks, workflows, and AI applications. Functions can be written in TypeScript, Python, or Go and run on serverless, container, or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Hatchet — where it wins

  • Durable execution with retries, scheduling, DAGs, and replay
  • Detailed traces, logs, metrics, alerting, and preserved run data
  • Cloud, self-hosted, and hybrid deployment with AI SDK integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Team starts at $500/month before usage charges
  • Retention is 3 days on Team and 7 days on Scale
  • Advanced compliance and enterprise controls require higher tiers

• Inngest — where it wins

  • Durable state, step retries, and memoization support reliable workflows
  • Event, cron, and webhook triggers cover varied task entry points
  • Concurrency, observability, and broad serverless integrations are included

  Where it doesn't

  • Runs on your own compute rather than providing a conventional hosted runtime
  • Pro starts at $99 per month for higher execution and concurrency limits
  • Advanced tracing, SAML, RBAC, and audit trails are reserved for Enterprise

• Hatchet5.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $10

  A code-first queue for durable execution, observable workflows, and AI task orchestration.

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• Inngest4.6/10 · Free plan · paid from $99/mo

  A flexible task engine for serverless teams that need durable, observable execution.

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