# quackback vs temporal

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

| | quackback | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #9 of 14 in Customer Support | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 331 | 24 063 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +785 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v0.14.1 · 7 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 50/100 for quackback, so it is the safer default.

quackback ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.

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

temporal is growing faster right now (+785 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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