Docker Enginevstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Docker Engine | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Container Orchestration | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 72 220 | 24 039 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +88 | +779 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 | 11 |
| Latest release | docker-v29.9.2 · 20 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 83/100 against 80/100 for Docker Engine, so it is the safer default.
Docker Engine ships more often: 17 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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