invoice-ninjavstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| invoice-ninja | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Invoicing | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 10 356 | 24 054 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +246 | +776 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 36 | 11 |
| Latest release | v5.13.50 · 21 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 82/100 against 70/100 for invoice-ninja, so it is the safer default.
invoice-ninja ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.
If you want the quickest setup, invoice-ninja is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.
temporal is growing faster right now (+776 stars in 30 days).
invoice-ninja details →temporal details →