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Inngest on Vercel vs Netlify
On Vercel, Inngest is installed from Vercel, built by Inngest. On Netlify, it is installed from Netlify, built by Inngest.
What's different?
- Both platforms: installs from inside the platform.
- Only stated for Vercel: creates the resource for you, sets environment variables automatically, separate setup for previews or branches and can be set up from a CLI or AI agent.
- Only stated for Netlify: hooks into deploys (checks, tracking or rebuilds).
- Inngest's own pricing is the same on both: free plan available.
- Minimum plan: Vercel any plan; Netlify unknown.
Side by side
| Inngest on Vercel | Inngest on Netlify | |
|---|---|---|
| Installs from inside the platform | Provisioning from Vercel | A Netlify build plugin: netlify-plugin-inngest registers Inngest functions on deploy |
| Creates the resource for you | Provisioning from Vercel | Not stated |
| Sets environment variables automatically | Automatic environment variables: INNGEST_SIGNING_KEY and INNGEST_EVENT_KEY are set on the project | Not stated |
| Separate setup for previews or branches | Per-preview environments: Each preview deployment maps to an Inngest branch environment, and the app is resynced on every deploy | Not stated |
| Can be set up from a CLI or AI agent | Install from the Vercel CLI | Not stated |
| Hooks into deploys (checks, tracking or rebuilds) | Not stated | Deploy and release tracking: Event history and run logs per function in the Inngest dashboard |
| Price | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Known limitations | Vercel Deployment Protection can block Inngest from reaching the app unless a protection bypass is set up (moderate) Whether the protection bypass is available depends on the Vercel plan (minor) | None found |
| Facts verified | 13 Nov 2026 | 14 Nov 2026 |
"Not stated" means no source we checked says the platform does this, not that it can't be done. Every fact links to its source on each platform's page. No winner is declared.