PrintGuardvstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| PrintGuard | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 52/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #11 of 22 in 3D Printing | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 367 | 24 059 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 | +781 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 | 11 |
| Latest release | v2.6.4 · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 82/100 against 52/100 for PrintGuard, so it is the safer default.
PrintGuard ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.
If you want the quickest setup, PrintGuard is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.
temporal is growing faster right now (+781 stars in 30 days).
PrintGuard details →temporal details →