Inngest

Event-driven durable functions for modern apps

★ Stars6k5,961 on GitHub
Last commit18 Oct 2026
LicenceApache-2.0Per the project
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From GitHub, fetched 19 Oct 2026.

Inngest is a durable event-driven functions platform for TypeScript and other languages, with a generous free tier and open-source components.

Fit: hosting and licence

Runs onLinux, Web, Self-hosted
HostingSelf-host or cloud
Commercial useAllowed
Open-source licence (Apache-2.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use.

Sources: inngest.com · opensource.org/osd, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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