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Cadence vs Temporal: catalog facts
Cadence	Temporal
Free Free and open source.	Freemium The open-source server is free to self-host; Temporal Cloud is a paid managed service.
Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Workflows resume from failures using execution history No separate message queue needed	Workflows survive crashes and resume without manual recovery SDKs for several mainstream programming languages
Running the server and database takes operational effort Aimed at developers, not end users	Requires designing code around Temporal's workflow model Running the server in production adds operational work
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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