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Prefect vs Temporal: catalog facts
Prefect	Temporal
Freemium Open source core is free; the hosted platform has a free start and paid plans.	Freemium The open-source server is free to self-host; Temporal Cloud is a paid managed service.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Plain Python decorators define flows and tasks Built-in retries and scheduling	Workflows survive crashes and resume without manual recovery SDKs for several mainstream programming languages
Aimed at Python users Some features belong to the paid hosted platform	Requires designing code around Temporal's workflow model Running the server in production adds operational work
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is 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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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