GEO AUDIT  ·  BRAND-ONLY

Inngest.

A look at how Inngest is described, positioned, and quoted inside Google's AI Overviews, the AI answer box at the top of search results, and where the brand shows up versus goes missing.

Siteinngest.com
Where we lookedGoogle AI Overviews, US
Questions tested39 brand, category, and competitor queries
PreparedAugust 4, 2026  ·  by AUQ
AI Visibility Score
45
out of 100. Low band. Inngest is cited in 12 of 38 AI answers. It shows up on Durable Execution, Inngest. It is absent on Background Jobs, Workflow Engine, Event-Driven Queue.
Verified AI Overview citations
12
Inngest's brand is cited in 12 of the 38 AI-answer queries we tested.
AI answer trigger rate
97%
Google's AI answer box fires on 38 of 39 tracked queries.
Citation rate when AI answers
32%
Share of AI-answer queries where the brand is actually quoted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Inngest scores 45 of 100 for AI Overview visibility. The work is closing the citation and identity gaps.

Inngest is cited in 12 of 38 AI answers. It shows up on Durable Execution, Inngest. It is absent on Background Jobs, Workflow Engine, Event-Driven Queue.

AI answers fire on 97% of tracked queries, yet Inngest is quoted in only 32% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.

AI Visibility Score
45
Low band
BarelyLowCompetitiveDominant
What's in the score
  • How often AI answers appear97 / 100
  • Inclusion in category answers42 / 100
  • Quality of placement when cited50 / 100
  • How AI describes the brand83 / 100
  • Topic coverage breadth33 / 100
  • Your pages being quoted32 / 100
IDENTITY IN AI OVERVIEWS

How the brand describes itself, and how Google's AI describes it.

What the brand says about itself

Durable Execution

Durable Execution for Workflows & AI | Inngest Platform Use Cases Customers Resources Docs Pricing Open Source 7.1K Open Source 7.1K Sign in Start free Unbreakable Agents. Invisible Infra. Unbreakable Agents. Invisible Infra. No workersinngest.com, 2026

Differentiators it leads with: Durable Execution, Background Jobs, Workflow Engine, Event-Driven Queue.

What Google's AI says

Recognized in AI answers for Durable Execution, Inngest

Cited as a provider on Durable Execution, Inngest queries.
Appears alongside youtube.com, medium.com, reddit.com.
The core gap
Inngest presents as durable execution, background jobs, workflow engine, event-driven queue, AI agent orchestration. AI Overviews cite it on Durable Execution, Inngest and it is absent on Background Jobs, Workflow Engine, Event-Driven Queue.
Words AI uses for the brand
Durable ExecutionInngest
The brand's own pillars that AI omits
Background JobsWorkflow EngineEvent-Driven QueueCited source on vendor and comparison queries
CONTENT AND ENTITY COVERAGE

The topics that matter to the brand, and where it shows up in AI answers today.

See the full query-by-query breakdown →

TopicPresence in AI answersBuyer intent
Durable ExecutionOwnedpositioning
InngestOwnedcomparison
Background JobsInvisiblepositioning
Workflow EngineInvisiblepositioning
Event-Driven QueueInvisiblepositioning
Ai Agent OrchestrationInvisiblepositioning
Buyer-journey coverage

Problem Aware. overview queries: Inngest appears on 2 of 6 themes.

Solution Aware. Owned on Durable Execution, Inngest; absent on Background Jobs, Workflow Engine, Event-Driven Queue.

Alternatives. 4 themes name the brand without citing it; 22 queries answer without it at all.

AI OVERVIEW PERFORMANCE

Where the brand shows up in Google's AI, and the high-value queries it is missing.

See all queries we tested →

Tracked keywords
39
Brand, category, and comparison queries analyzed.
AI answers fired
38
97% of tracked queries trigger an AI Overview.
Times brand cited
12
32% citation rate when AI answers.
Total brand mentions
16
Across all observed AI responses.
QUERIES WE TESTED

Every query we ran against Google's AI Overview, and what we found.

39 queries across branded, positioning, and comparison intent. "Cited" means Inngest's own domain is a source in the AI answer. "Named, not cited" means the brand is mentioned but is not the source. "Absent" means the AI answered without it.

QueryTypeInngest in the AI answerTop sources cited
best durable executionPositioningCitedmedium.com, temporal.io, restate.dev
durable execution vendorsPositioningCitedyoutube.com, materializedview.io, temporal.io
durable execution solutionsPositioningCitedtemporal.io, reddit.com, restate.dev
durable execution softwarePositioningCitedtemporal.io, inngest.com, restate.dev
durable execution platformPositioningCitedtemporal.io, youtube.com, materializedview.io
top durable execution providersPositioningCitedyoutube.com, materializedview.io, temporal.io
durable execution comparisonPositioningAbsenttemporal.io, dbos.dev, diagrid.io
best background jobsPositioningCitedlearn.microsoft.com, windmill.dev, tryxlr8.ai
background jobs vendorsPositioningAbsentcommunity.sap.com, vendordirectory.shrm.org, reddit.com
background jobs solutionsPositioningAbsentlearn.microsoft.com, medium.com, dev.to
background jobs softwarePositioningNamed, not citedreddit.com, en.wikipedia.org, hangfire.io
background jobs platformPositioningCitedinngest.com, learn.microsoft.com, reddit.com
top background jobs providersPositioningAbsentvendordirectory.shrm.org, bullhorn.com, reddit.com
background jobs comparisonPositioningNamed, not citedmkdev.me, abp.io, buildmvpfast.com
best workflow enginePositioningAbsentgithub.com, techtarget.com, kestra.io
workflow engine vendorsPositioningNamed, not citedworkflowengine.io, github.com, ibm.com
workflow engine solutionsPositioningAbsentgithub.com, temporal.io, ibm.com
workflow engine softwarePositioningAbsentibm.com, youtube.com, en.wikipedia.org
workflow engine platformPositioningAbsenttemporal.io, github.com, youtube.com
top workflow engine providersPositioningCitedgithub.com, workflowengine.io, techtarget.com
workflow engine comparisonPositioningAbsentbugra.github.io, reddit.com, xebia.com
best event-driven queuePositioningAbsentaws.amazon.com, jack-vanlightly.com, akamai.com
event-driven queue vendorsPositioningAbsentreddit.com, akamai.com, digitalapplied.com
event-driven queue solutionsPositioningAbsentreddit.com, akamai.com, youtube.com
event-driven queue softwarePositioningAbsentreddit.com, youtube.com, en.wikipedia.org
event-driven queue platformPositioningCitedreddit.com, inngest.com, akamai.com
top event-driven queue providersPositioningAbsentreddit.com, youtube.com, encore.dev
event-driven queue comparisonPositioningAbsentautomq.com, digitalapplied.com, medium.com
best ai agent orchestrationPositioningAbsentrasa.com, youtube.com, redwerk.com
ai agent orchestration vendorsPositioningAbsentdomo.com, ibm.com, salesforce.com
ai agent orchestration solutionsPositioningAbsentibm.com, github.com, rasa.com
ai agent orchestration softwarePositioningAbsentdomo.com, snowflake.com, rasa.com
ai agent orchestration platformPositioningAbsentibm.com, rasa.com, github.com
top ai agent orchestration providersPositioningAbsentdomo.com, rasa.com, redwerk.com
ai agent orchestration comparisonPositioningAbsentmedium.com, rasa.com, glean.com
alternatives to InngestComparisonCitedmedium.com, inngest.com, buildmvpfast.com
Inngest vs TemporalComparisonNo AI answer
Inngest vs Trigger.devComparisonNamed, not citedmedium.com, trigger.dev, news.ycombinator.com
Inngest vs AWS Step FunctionsComparisonCitedreddit.com, inngest.com, dev.to
THREE FINDINGS THAT MATTER
01

The brand is missing from 68% of AI-answer queries

Inngest is cited in 12 of the 38 AI answers we triggered.

02

AI misreads the category

Inngest presents as durable execution, background jobs, workflow engine, event-driven queue, AI agent orchestration. AI Overviews cite it on Durable Execution, Inngest and it is absent on Background Jobs, Workflow Engine, Event-Driven Queue.

TOP THREE MOVES
01

Win presence on Background Jobs

Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 60 days

02

Convert named-not-cited queries into citations

Impact medium · effort low · 0 to 30 days

03

Earn placement in the third-party listicles AI cites

Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 90 days

WHERE GOOGLE'S AI GETS ITS ANSWERS

The sources Google's AI cites in this category, and what it tells you about earning citations.

Domain AI citesPagesContext
youtube.com19Cited on 19 of the queries we tested.
medium.com13Cited on 13 of the queries we tested.
reddit.com11Cited on 11 of the queries we tested.
github.com9Cited on 9 of the queries we tested.
ibm.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
rasa.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
langchain.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
akamai.com6Cited on 6 of the queries we tested.
learn.microsoft.com5Cited on 5 of the queries we tested.
linkedin.com5Cited on 5 of the queries we tested.
Reading
Independent listicles, communities, and rival explainers win the citations Inngest is missing. Earning AI citation on the invisible themes means placement on those third-party pages, not only owning its own glossary.
AI-REVEALED PEERS

The competitive set drawn by Google's AI itself. Observed, not chosen.

See which queries each peer won →

Brands and domains Google's AI cites in place of Inngest on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.

PeerHow AI frames it
youtube.comCited on 19 of the tested queries.
medium.comCited on 13 of the tested queries.
reddit.comCited on 11 of the tested queries.
github.comCited on 9 of the tested queries.
ibm.comCited on 7 of the tested queries.
rasa.comCited on 7 of the tested queries.
langchain.comCited on 7 of the tested queries.
akamai.comCited on 6 of the tested queries.
Key observation
youtube.com is the most-cited source across the queries Inngest is missing.
90-DAY ROADMAP

Three sprints from first wins to compounding category presence.

Month 1  ·  Days 1 to 30
  • Publish solution and comparison pages for Background Jobs, Workflow Engine, Event-Driven Queue.
  • Build linkable comparison assets so AI Overviews can cite the brand's own domain.
Month 2  ·  Days 31 to 60
  • Earn placement in third-party best-of listicles and review sites the AI cites.
  • Seed community and review presence where AI Overviews pull trust signals.
Month 3  ·  Days 61 to 90
  • Expand owned comparison content across decision-stage queries.
  • Re-audit to confirm invisible themes move to cited and track citation share.