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

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