# parlant vs temporal

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | parlant | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #22 of 209 in AI Agents | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 18 311 | 24 049 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +22 | +789 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.3.2 · 28 Apr 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 83/100 against 72/100 for parlant, so it is the safer default.

temporal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for parlant.

temporal is growing faster right now (+789 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [parlant](https://selfhost.directory/project/parlant) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/parlant.md)
- [temporal](https://selfhost.directory/project/temporal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/temporal.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/parlant-vs-temporal