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Inngest vs n8n

Enterprise evaluation of Inngest and n8n across security, compliance, reliability, procurement evidence, adoption, and market movement.

Decision brief

Decision shape

Complementary stack roles

Do not score these as pure substitutes. Backend & Database: Inngest; Agent Frameworks: n8n. Pick the role you need, then compare within that role.

Best OSS/self-hosted

n8n

Start here when local control, inspectability, or self-hosting matters.

Best managed/production

Inngest

Strongest shortlist signal for API availability, docs, and operational maturity.

Decision notes

Adoption proof: No verified adoption proof yet

Reviews: No developer reviews yet

Repo stars: n8n

Check before choosing

Inngest has no developer reviews yet.Inngest has no public adoption proof yet.n8n has no developer reviews yet.n8n has no public adoption proof yet.

Evidence links

Inngest docs Inngest repo n8n docs n8n repo

Missing evidence and weekly return

Inngest: verified adoptionInngest: benchmark datan8n: verified adoptionn8n: benchmark data

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Enterprise evidence matrix

Inngest

Backend & Database

Pricing: Freemium
Open source: Yes
API: Available
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: 5,493 stars
Adoption: Public evidence pending
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Commercial model: Inferred
Freemium profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review.
Source
Reliability: Missing
No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached
Security/compliance: Missing
No security, trust, or compliance source attached
Integration fit: Source linked
API available with docs/profile signal
Source
Adoption proof: Missing
No public adoption proof attached

n8n

Agent Frameworks

Pricing: Freemium
Open source: Yes
API: Available
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: 194,717 stars
Adoption: Public evidence pending
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Commercial model: Inferred
Freemium profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review.
Source
Reliability: Missing
No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached
Security/compliance: Missing
No security, trust, or compliance source attached
Integration fit: Source linked
API available with docs/profile signal
Source
Adoption proof: Missing
No public adoption proof attached

Feature	Inngest	n8n
Category	Backend & Database	Agent Frameworks
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Open source
API available
Rating	No reviews	No reviews
GitHub stars	5,493	194,717
Adoption	Public evidence pending	Public evidence pending
Benchmark	No benchmark data	No benchmark data
Commercial model	Inferred Freemium profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review. Source	Inferred Freemium profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review. Source
Reliability	Missing No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached	Missing No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached
Security/compliance	Missing No security, trust, or compliance source attached	Missing No security, trust, or compliance source attached
Integration fit	Source linked API available with docs/profile signal Source	Source linked API available with docs/profile signal Source
Adoption proof	Missing No public adoption proof attached	Missing No public adoption proof attached

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Inngest

n8n