# Taskwarrior vs temporal

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

| | Taskwarrior | temporal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 15 in Productivity | #1 of 1 in Workflow |
| GitHub stars | 6 140 | 24 063 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +785 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.5.0 · 16 Aug 2026 | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | C++ | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 68/100 for Taskwarrior, so it is the safer default.

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

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

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

## Details

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

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