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Temporal
Build invincible apps with Temporal's open source durable execution platform.
Temporal is an open-source durable-execution platform for applications that need workflows to continue and recover through failures; it offers self-hosted software and Temporal Cloud.
Vendor's own claim
What it can do
Vendor's own claim- Durable workflows
- Activities with retry and recovery behavior
- Open-source server and SDKs
- Cloud or self-hosted deployment
- Workflow history and operational controls
Who it is for
Vendor's own claimEngineering teams building reliable, long-running workflows, especially where retries and state recovery matter.
When to choose something else
Our readTeams that only need simple cron jobs or one-off automation will find a durable-workflow platform unnecessarily specialized. Cloud usage begins at $100/month after credits, while self-hosting demands operational ownership.
Implementation considerations
Our readSetup assessment: custom
The documentation includes local setup, SDKs, self-hosting, and cloud deployment; production use requires application engineering.
Prerequisites
- Developer team
- Temporal SDK
- Cloud account or self-hosted infrastructure
Published pricing
From official docs| Plan | Price | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-As-You-Go | No base monthly fee; actions from $50/million | Free $150 credits for 90 days |
| Business support add-on | Greater of $500/month or 10% of usage | 2.5M actions; 2.5 GB active and 100 GB retained storage |
| Enterprise and Mission Critical support add-ons | Contact sales | 10M actions; 10 GB active and 400 GB retained storage |
Verify before you adopt it
- Temporal pricing fields checked 2026-10-15. Scope: pricing fields only.
- OpenAPI specification: no confirmed machine-readable specification