OpenMESvstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| OpenMES | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 4 in Industrial IoT | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 178 | 24 049 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +789 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 11 |
| Latest release | v0.27.0 · 14 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 83/100 against 47/100 for OpenMES, so it is the safer default.
temporal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for OpenMES.
If you want the quickest setup, OpenMES is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.
temporal is growing faster right now (+789 stars in 30 days).
OpenMES details →temporal details →
Swap a project
Keep OpenMES, compare it with
Keep temporal, compare it with