Benchervstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Bencher | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 2 in Performance monitoring | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 923 | 24 037 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +18 | +777 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 | 11 |
| Latest release | v0.6.14 · 26 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Rust | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 83/100 against 54/100 for Bencher, so it is the safer default.
Bencher ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.
If you want the quickest setup, Bencher is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.
temporal is growing faster right now (+777 stars in 30 days).
Bencher details →temporal details →