nginx-lovevstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| nginx-love | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in Web Application Firewall | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 312 | 24 057 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +779 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 11 |
| Latest release | v4.01 · 31 Oct 2025 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 82/100 against 50/100 for nginx-love, so it is the safer default.
temporal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for nginx-love.
If you want the quickest setup, nginx-love is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.
temporal is growing faster right now (+779 stars in 30 days).
nginx-love details →temporal details →