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Temporal vs Windmill: catalog facts
TemporalWindmill
Freemium

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

Freemium

Open-source self-hosted version is free; a hosted cloud and an enterprise edition are…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Web, Self-hosted
  • Workflows survive crashes and resume without manual recovery
  • SDKs for several mainstream programming languages
  • Scripts become APIs, jobs and forms without boilerplate
  • Supports TypeScript, Python, Go, Bash and 20+ other languages
  • Requires designing code around Temporal's workflow model
  • Running the server in production adds operational work
  • Aimed at teams comfortable writing code
  • Some features are tied to the enterprise edition
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
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

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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