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Trigger.devTemporal
Freemium

Open source and free to self-host; a hosted cloud service is also offered.

 Freemium

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

Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Retries, queues and concurrency control built in
  • Scheduled tasks and human-in-the-loop approvals
  • Workflows survive crashes and resume without manual recovery
  • SDKs for several mainstream programming languages
  • TypeScript-first, so it is less suited to other stacks
  • Aimed at developers rather than no-code users
  • 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 not stated 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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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