# beam vs temporal

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

| | beam | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 61/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #29 of 125 in AI | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 1 834 | 24 047 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +47 | +787 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 364 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | gateway-0.1.837 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 83/100 against 61/100 for beam, so it is the safer default.

beam ships more often: 364 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.

temporal is growing faster right now (+787 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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