# StreamFlow vs temporal

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

| | StreamFlow | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #19 of 36 in Video Streaming | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 406 | 24 047 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +787 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.2 · 11 Jan 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | EJS | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 83/100 against 50/100 for StreamFlow, so it is the safer default.

temporal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for StreamFlow.

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

temporal is growing faster right now (+787 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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