OSEMvstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| OSEM | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 11 in Event Management | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 929 | 24 054 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +776 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 11 |
| Latest release | — | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Ruby | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 82/100 against 47/100 for OSEM, so it is the safer default.
temporal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for OSEM.
temporal is growing faster right now (+776 stars in 30 days).
OSEM details →temporal details →