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Temporal vs Prefect: catalog facts
Temporal	Prefect
Freemium The open-source server is free to self-host; Temporal Cloud is a paid managed service.	Freemium Open source core is free; the hosted platform has a free start and paid plans.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Workflows survive crashes and resume without manual recovery SDKs for several mainstream programming languages	Plain Python decorators define flows and tasks Built-in retries and scheduling
Requires designing code around Temporal's workflow model Running the server in production adds operational work	Aimed at Python users Some features belong to the paid hosted platform
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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