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Windmill vs Temporal: catalog facts
WindmillTemporal
Freemium

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

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
  • Scripts become APIs, jobs and forms without boilerplate
  • Supports TypeScript, Python, Go, Bash and 20+ other languages
  • Workflows survive crashes and resume without manual recovery
  • SDKs for several mainstream programming languages
  • Aimed at teams comfortable writing code
  • Some features are tied to the enterprise edition
  • 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 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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