# Incus vs temporal

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

| | Incus | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 44 in Container Management | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 6 516 | 24 044 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +276 | +784 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v7.0.2 · 16 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 83/100 against 75/100 for Incus, so it is the safer default.

Incus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.

temporal is growing faster right now (+784 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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