# Inngest

> Background jobs and workflows with zero infrastructure

**Category:** Next.js  
**Pricing:** freemium  
**URL:** https://inngest.com  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/inngest/inngest  
**Added:** 2026-08-19

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## The Hook

Inngest makes serverless background jobs possible without running workers.

## What's Good

Define functions in your codebase, deploy them to Vercel or any platform, and Inngest handles the queueing, retries, and execution. Step functions enable complex workflows. The local dev server shows exactly what is happening. TypeScript SDK is excellent.

## The Catch

Another service dependency. Debugging distributed workflows requires understanding the execution model. Costs scale with function runs.

## Verdict

The missing piece for serverless background processing.