MCSManagervstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| MCSManager | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 62 in Game Servers | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 5 004 | 24 047 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +34 | +787 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 20 | 11 |
| Latest release | v10.22.0 · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 83/100 against 68/100 for MCSManager, so it is the safer default.
MCSManager ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.
If you want the quickest setup, MCSManager is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.
temporal is growing faster right now (+787 stars in 30 days).
MCSManager details →temporal details →