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Conductor vs Temporal: catalog facts
ConductorTemporal
Free

Free and open source.

Freemium

The open-source server is free to self-host; Temporal Cloud is a paid managed service.

Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Durable, fault-tolerant workflow execution
  • Designed for both services and AI agents
  • Workflows survive crashes and resume without manual recovery
  • SDKs for several mainstream programming languages
  • A server platform that takes effort to deploy and operate
  • 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 not stated License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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