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rowboat vs Inngest
rowboat has 17,914 GitHub stars, 1,784 forks, 167 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Inngest has 5,853 stars, 358 forks, 234 open issues and last shipped yesterday. rowboat leads on adoption by 206% (17,914 vs 5,853 stars). rowboat is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; Inngest is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence. rowboat has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Inngest 6%. Inngest was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| rowboat | Inngest | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 5.9K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 358 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick rowboat if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Inngest if
- You want the Inngest feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Inngest fits your workflow better
About rowboat
Rowboat is an open source desktop AI coworker, licensed Apache 2.0 and written in TypeScript, that maintains a memory of your work as a local Markdown knowledge graph and provides built in surfaces — email, notes, browser, code mode, meeting notes — for acting on that memory.
read the full rowboat overview →
About Inngest
Inngest is an open source workflow orchestration platform that lets developers write durable, event driven step functions in their existing language SDKs and run them on serverless, long running servers, or the edge.
read the full Inngest overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is rowboat or Inngest more popular?
rowboat has 17,914 GitHub stars and Inngest has 5,853. rowboat has the larger community by that measure.
Are rowboat and Inngest free?
Both are open source. rowboat is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Inngest has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between rowboat and Inngest?
rowboat is written in TypeScript and Inngest in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, rowboat or Inngest?
Choose rowboat if you want the larger community (17,914 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Inngest if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.