# temporal vs wyoming-piper

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

| | temporal | wyoming-piper |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82/100 ✓ | 52/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 1 in Workflow | #7 of 9 in Text to Speech |
| GitHub stars | 24 059 ✓ | 218 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +781 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.30.8 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.5.2 · 11 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

temporal scores 82/100 against 52/100 for wyoming-piper, so it is the safer default.

wyoming-piper ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for temporal.

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

temporal is growing faster right now (+781 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/temporal-vs-wyoming-piper