dagstervstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dagster | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 7 in Data Pipelines | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 16 345 | 24 039 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +147 | +779 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 28 | 11 |
| Latest release | 1.13.27 · 26 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 83/100 against 77/100 for dagster, so it is the safer default.
dagster ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.
temporal is growing faster right now (+779 stars in 30 days).
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