Inngest vs n8n

Inngest

n8n

Inngest · 14 features

• AgentKit — Build AI agents as durable Inngest functions.
• Auto Retries — Configurable retries with exponential backoff.
• Concurrency Controls — Per-function and per-user concurrency limits.
• Cron Triggers — Scheduled functions via cron syntax.
• Debounce — Coalesce rapid-fire events into one execution.
• Dev Server — Local Inngest runtime for dev.
• Durable Steps — step.run, step.sleep, step.waitForEvent.
• Event System — Typed events with schemas.
• Fan Out / Batching — Process many events in parallel with batch control.
• Priority Lanes — Route premium customers to faster execution.
• Rate Limiting — Throttle events per key.
• Realtime — Stream function output to clients.
• Replay — Re-run past functions with new code.
• Self-Host — OSS runtime — run your own Inngest.

n8n · 19 features

• 500+ Integration Nodes — Apps, SaaS, DBs, cloud services, AI models.
• AI / LangChain Nodes — AI Agent, Chain, Memory, Vector Store nodes out of box.
• Audit Logs — Enterprise compliance logging.
• Code Nodes (JS + Python) — Drop-in custom code nodes with full data access.
• Credentials Vault — Encrypted credentials per service.
• Environments — dev/staging/prod environments.
• Error Workflows — Global + per-workflow error handlers.
• Execution History — Full run log with inputs/outputs per node.
• Expression Editor — JavaScript expressions for data mapping.
• External Secrets — HashiCorp Vault + AWS Secrets + Azure Key Vault integrations.
• Git Version Control — Version workflows in Git (Business+).
• HTTP Request Node — Full-featured HTTP client node (any REST API).
• Queue Mode — Redis-backed execution queue for scaling.
• Schedule Triggers — Cron-based triggers down to the minute.
• SSO + SAML + LDAP — Business+ authentication.
• Sub-Workflows — Reusable child workflows.
• Variables — Global variables + per-workflow variables.
• Visual Editor — Drag-and-drop flow builder. Node-based canvas.
• Webhooks — Webhook triggers + responses.