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Automatisch vs Inngest

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted automation & workflows options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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AU Automatisch Open-source business automation you can self-host VS IN Inngest Event-driven workflow and background job platform
FeatureAutomatischInngest
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score66 · Good90 · Excellent
CategoryAutomation & WorkflowsAutomation & Workflows
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaScriptGo
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 13,980★ 5,879
First released20222021
ReplacesZapierZapier, AWS Step Functions

What are Automatisch and Inngest?

Automatisch

Automatisch is an open-source business automation tool that connects apps and services with visual workflows. It targets privacy-conscious teams wanting an open Zapier alternative. It is deployed via Docker.

  • Visual automation flows
  • Keeps data on your servers
  • Growing connector catalog
  • Open-source license

Read the full Automatisch guide →

Inngest

Inngest is an open-source platform for building event-driven workflows and reliable background jobs. It provides durable step functions, automatic retries and a local development server, and the execution engine can be self-hosted.

  • Event-driven background jobs
  • Durable step functions
  • Local development server
  • Self-hostable execution engine

Read the full Inngest guide →

Automatisch vs Inngest: key differences

Automatisch is written in JavaScript, while Inngest is built with Go. Licensing differs — AGPL-3.0 for Automatisch versus Apache-2.0 for Inngest. Automatisch has the considerably larger community, at 13,980 GitHub stars versus 5,879.

Why pick each one

Choose Automatisch if…

  • Privacy-friendly
  • Simple workflow builder
  • Open source

Watch out for

  • Smaller integration set
  • Still maturing
Automatisch details

Choose Inngest if…

  • Good developer experience
  • Reliable step execution

Watch out for

  • Some features tied to Inngest Cloud
Inngest details

Frequently asked questions

Is Automatisch or Inngest better?

Neither is universally better. Automatisch has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Automatisch and Inngest free and open-source?

Yes. Automatisch is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Inngest under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Automatisch and Inngest with Docker?

Automatisch: yes. Inngest: yes.

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