# Lago vs temporal

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

| | Lago | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 10 719 | 24 063 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +112 | +785 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v1.55.0 · 7 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 71/100 for Lago, so it is the safer default.

Lago ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.

temporal is growing faster right now (+785 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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