# temporal vs TraceRoot

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

| | temporal | TraceRoot |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82/100 ✓ | 58/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 1 in Workflow | #11 of 51 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 24 067 ✓ | 1 150 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +789 ✓ | +38 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 | v1.3.3 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 58/100 for TraceRoot, so it is the safer default.

temporal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for TraceRoot.

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

## Details

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

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