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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 claim

Engineering teams building reliable, long-running workflows, especially where retries and state recovery matter.

When to choose something else

Our read

Teams 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 read

Setup 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
Essentials	Starting at $100/mo	1M Actions; 1 GB active and 40 GB retained storage
Business	Starting at $500/mo	2.5M Actions; 2.5 GB active and 100 GB retained storage
Enterprise	Contact Sales	10M Actions; 10 GB active and 400 GB retained storage

Verify before you adopt it

OpenAPI specification: no confirmed machine-readable specification