open-computevstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| open-compute | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 55/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 7 in Serverless | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 2 393 | 24 047 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +787 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 11 |
| Latest release | v0.3.0 · 10 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Rust | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 83/100 against 55/100 for open-compute, so it is the safer default.
temporal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for open-compute.
If you want the quickest setup, open-compute is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.
temporal is growing faster right now (+787 stars in 30 days).
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