# taOS vs temporal

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

| | taOS | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #104 of 209 in AI Agents | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 583 | 24 067 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 | +789 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | bundle-latest · 21 Jun 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 49/100 for taOS, so it is the safer default.

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

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

temporal is growing faster right now (+789 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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