Inngest offers a polished developer experience with 4 language SDKs and self-hosting support. Strait differentiates with a permissive Apache 2.0 license (vs SSPL), Postgres-only architecture, and built-in CLI/TUI tooling.
Strait
Apache 2.0 -- fully permissive open source
Inngest
SSPL for server (restrictive for SaaS), Apache 2.0 for SDKs only
Strait
All data lives in your Postgres -- full control, no external dependencies
Inngest
Self-hosting available, but cloud is the primary deployment model
Strait
Built-in CLI and TUI for local development, debugging, and deployment
Inngest
Dashboard-focused workflow management
Map your Inngest functions to Strait workflow DAGs with step conditions and retry policies.
Deploy Strait on your infrastructure and connect it to your Postgres database.
Migrate event triggers to Strait's API-driven or schedule-based invocation model.