SimpleX Chatvstemporal
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| SimpleX Chat | temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 110 in Chat | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 19 612 | 24 047 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +142 | +787 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 11 |
| Latest release | v7.0.4 · 3 Oct 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Haskell | Go |
Which one should you pick?
temporal scores 83/100 against 74/100 for SimpleX Chat, so it is the safer default.
SimpleX Chat ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.
If you want the quickest setup, SimpleX Chat is easier to run; temporal needs more configuration.
temporal is growing faster right now (+787 stars in 30 days).
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