# grafana vs temporal

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

| | grafana | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 77 573 ✓ | 24 045 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +699 | +785 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 83/100 for temporal, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.

If you want the quickest setup, grafana is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.

## Details

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

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