Flarumvstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Flarum | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 6 764 | 24 057 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +12 | +779 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 11 |
| Latest release | v1.8.21 · 23 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 82/100 against 69/100 for Flarum, so it is the safer default.
Flarum ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.
If you want the quickest setup, Flarum is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.
temporal is growing faster right now (+779 stars in 30 days).
Flarum details →temporal details →