# Portainer vs temporal

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

| | Portainer | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 44 in Container Management | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 38 736 ✓ | 24 044 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +187 | +784 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | 2.45.3 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Zlib | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 83/100 against 77/100 for Portainer, so it is the safer default.

Portainer ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.

If you want the quickest setup, Portainer is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.

temporal is growing faster right now (+784 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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