# superlog vs temporal

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

| | superlog | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #53 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 1 478 | 24 063 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +785 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 54/100 for superlog, so it is the safer default.

temporal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for superlog.

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

## Details

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

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