Inngest vs Upstash QStash

Inngest4.6Visit Upstash QStash5.0Visit

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

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Higher score Upstash QStash #8 in Task Queue Software 5.0/10 Free plan · paid from $1 Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Upstash QStash

• Inngest fits best

  Serverless event-driven task execution

• Upstash QStash fits best

  Managed HTTP message delivery

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Side by side

Feature	Inngest 4.6/10 Visit ↗	Upstash QStash 5.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	4.6	5.0
Ranking	#3 in Task Queue Software	#8 in Task Queue Software
Best for	Serverless event-driven task execution	Managed HTTP message delivery
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$99/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	8 integrations	4 integrations
Features Inngest 0/3 · Upstash QStash 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	Not published	Cloud
Maximum payload size	Not published	Not published
Official SDK languages	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	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	Retries, ordering, scheduling, fan-out, and dead-letter queues Free tier includes 1,000 messages per day Flow control, deduplication, callbacks, and signature verification
Cons	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	HTTP-focused design excludes non-HTTP delivery patterns Delivery is at least once, not exactly once Prod Pack features cost an additional $200 per month
Our verdict	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 →	Upstash QStash is a cloud-hosted, serverless messaging and scheduling service for developers sending background jobs, webhooks, service-to-service messages, and scheduled tasks to public API endpoints. It is designed for serverless and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Upstash QStash — where it wins

  • Retries, ordering, scheduling, fan-out, and dead-letter queues
  • Free tier includes 1,000 messages per day
  • Flow control, deduplication, callbacks, and signature verification

  Where it doesn't

  • HTTP-focused design excludes non-HTTP delivery patterns
  • Delivery is at least once, not exactly once
  • Prod Pack features cost an additional $200 per month

• 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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• Upstash QStash5.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $1

  A focused cloud queue for reliable, scheduled HTTP delivery to public API endpoints.

  Visit Upstash QStashFull verdict →