Automation Integration · head to head
Inngest vs Kogito
Kogito
Automation Integration
Cloud-native business automation for Quarkus, now an Apache KIE component
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Inngest hobby plans pause execution once free quota exhausted; upgrade required to continue; Kogito kogito is a developer framework, not a product, so there is no equivalent of Camunda Operate for business users and any process monitoring interface has to be built or bought separately.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Inngest and Kogito actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automation Integration).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Inngest
Nothing recorded that Kogito does not also cover.
Only in Kogito
- Build-time code generation
- Quarkus and Spring Boot support
- DMN decision services
- Drools rules engine
- Serverless workflow
- Kubernetes operator
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Inngest
- Handling unpredictable LLM behavior with fine-grained error controlnot Kogito
- Retrying failed workflow steps independently without restartingnot Kogito
- Rate limiting per-tenant usage on shared infrastructurenot Kogito
- Processing thousands of webhooks per event with replay capabilitynot Kogito
- Persisting state across serverless function invocationsnot Kogito
Kogito
- A Quarkus microservice that must expose a DMN decision model as a REST endpoint with millisecond start-upnot Inngest
- Serverless deployment of business rules where a traditional BPM server would be far too heavynot Inngest
- A Red Hat shop that wants the upstream of Red Hat process automation with the option of a supported build laternot Inngest
- Replacing hand-coded conditional logic with DMN tables that business analysts can review and amendnot Inngest
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Inngest
- Hobby plans pause execution once free quota exhausted; upgrade required to continue
- Pro plan overages carry tiered metering: additional concurrent steps at $25 per 25, span data at $3/GB, scores at $1.50 per 1K, events at $0.50 per 1M
Kogito
- Kogito is a developer framework, not a product, so there is no equivalent of Camunda Operate for business users and any process monitoring interface has to be built or bought separately.
- Long-running stateful processes need external persistence and messaging that you configure and operate yourself, which removes much of the convenience a BPM server normally provides.
- It sits inside the Apache KIE incubator, and incubating status means graduation is not guaranteed and the project name and artefact coordinates have already changed once.
- Red Hat is by far the dominant contributor despite ASF stewardship, so the roadmap follows Red Hat product priorities rather than community demand.
- Documentation is spread across legacy JBoss sites, the old Kogito site and the new Apache KIE site, and search results routinely land on outdated versions, which costs real time during adoption.
Pricing, plan by plan
Inngest
Free- HobbyFree
- 50k executions/month
- 5 concurrent steps
- 500 MB span data
- Pro$99/month starting
- 1M executions included, pay-as-you-go up to 20M
- 100+ concurrent steps
- 5 GB span data ingested
- Enterprise$null/custom
- customizable metrics
- 90-day trace retention
- SAML, RBAC, audit trails
Kogito
Free- KogitoFree
- Apache 2.0 licence
- Apache KIE incubating project
- No usage limits
Which should you pick?
Choose Kogito if
- You need build-time code generation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.
- You also want quarkus and spring boot support.
Questions people ask
- Is Inngest or Kogito better?
- Neither clearly leads. Inngest starts at Free and Kogito at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Inngest or Kogito?
- Inngest starts at Free and Kogito at Free.
- Does Inngest or Kogito run on more platforms?
- Inngest runs on Web. Kogito runs on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.
- Can I use Inngest for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Inngest best used for?
- Inngest is most often used for handling unpredictable llm behavior with fine-grained error control, retrying failed workflow steps independently without restarting, rate limiting per-tenant usage on shared infrastructure, processing thousands of webhooks per event with replay capability. Of those, handling unpredictable llm behavior with fine-grained error control and retrying failed workflow steps independently without restarting are not what Kogito is typically brought in for.
- What can Inngest do that Kogito cannot?
- Kogito covers Build-time code generation, Quarkus and Spring Boot support, DMN decision services, Drools rules engine.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Inngest: How much does Inngest cost?
Inngest offers a free Hobby plan with 50k executions per month and up to 3 users. Pro plans start at $99 per month with 1M executions included and support for up to 15 users. Additional Pro users cost $10 each. Enterprise plans require custom pricing.
SourceKogito: Is Kogito still maintained?
Yes. It is an Apache KIE incubating project with active commits, with Red Hat as the dominant contributor.
Inngest: Is there a free version of Inngest?
Yes, the Hobby plan is completely free and includes 50k executions per month, 5 concurrent steps, 500 MB span data ingested, 10K scores, 500k events ingested, and support for up to 3 users. Plan changes pause execution once the free quota is exhausted.
SourceKogito: How does it differ from jBPM?
Kogito compiles process and rule definitions into application code at build time; jBPM was a runtime engine that loads definitions.
Inngest: What are the overage costs on Inngest Pro?
Inngest Pro includes 1M executions with additional executions at $0.50 per 1M up to 20M. Span data overages cost $3 per GB, scores at $1.50 per 1K, and events at $0.50 per 1M. Additional concurrent steps cost $25 per 25 steps beyond the included 100+.
SourceKogito: Does it need Quarkus?
It is designed for Quarkus and supports Spring Boot; both are Java frameworks rather than a standalone server.
Kogito: Is there commercial support?
Not from Apache. Red Hat sells supported builds of this lineage as part of its subscriptions.
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