# Actual vs temporal

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Actual | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 29 838 ✓ | 24 053 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +702 | +775 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 81/100 for Actual, so it is the safer default.

Actual ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.

If you want the quickest setup, Actual is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Actual](https://selfhost.directory/project/actual) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/actual.md)
- [temporal](https://selfhost.directory/project/temporal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/temporal.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/actual-vs-temporal