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Temporal vs Conductor: catalog facts
Temporal	Conductor
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
Workflows survive crashes and resume without manual recovery SDKs for several mainstream programming languages	Durable, fault-tolerant workflow execution Designed for both services and AI agents
Requires designing code around Temporal's workflow model Running the server in production adds operational work	A server platform that takes effort to deploy and operate Aimed at developers, not end users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
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 September 24, 2026

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