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No. 19 of 37 ·Workflow Orchestration Software

Temporal

Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API · paid plans from $50/mo

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Two barsScore 5.6

  • Free tierNo free tier on record
  • Open codeNo open-source code on record
  • Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
  • DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Temporal is a workflow platform designed to let application work recover after crashes, network failures, or infrastructure outages. Its workflows preserve state at each step and can resume, while failure-handling features include automatic retries with backoff, timeouts, heartbeating, and Saga compensation. Durable timers can wait for months, and cron schedules support backfill. Signals, Queries, Updates, and Workflow Streams let teams interact with workflows while they run. Users can self-host the open-source Temporal Service or use managed Temporal Cloud. SDKs are listed for Go, Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, PHP, Ruby, and Rust, along with integrations for AI tools such as OpenAI Agents SDK, Pydantic AI, AI SDK by Vercel, and Google ADK. Temporal Cloud encrypts orchestration data and uses AES 256 at rest and TLS in transit; it is SOC 2 Type II certified and compliant with GDPR and HIPAA. Pay-As-You-Go has no base monthly fee, with usage-based charges and $150 in free credits for 90 days. Business costs $500.00 USD per month or 10% of usage, whichever is greater.

Who it is for

Temporal suits developers building workflows that need to survive failures or run for long periods. Teams can choose self-hosting or a managed cloud service, with SDKs across several programming languages.

What is good

  • Workflows resume after failures using saved state.
  • Automatic retries and durable timers are supported.
  • Offers both self-hosting and managed cloud hosting.
  • SDKs are listed for eight languages.
  • Cloud lists encryption and compliance measures.

What to know first

  • Business costs at least $500 per month or 10% of usage.
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales.
  • No visual workflow builder is listed.

Verdict

Temporal focuses on durable execution for long-running and failure-prone workflows, with both self-hosted and cloud deployment options. Review usage-based charges and support terms alongside the listed plan prices.

Temporal plans and pricing

All plans
Pay-As-You-Go $50/mo Usage-based; no base monthly fee Free $150 credits for 90 days · $0.042/GBhr Active Storage · $0.00105/GBhr Retained Storage · Developer support for 10% of usage · 99.9% SLA and 99.99% HA options temporal.io · 30 Sept 2026
Business $500/mo Greater of $500/mo or 10% of usage 2-hour P0 SLA during business hours · Advanced Technical Support · 2.5M Actions · 2.5M GB Active Storage · 100 GB Retained Storage temporal.io · 30 Sept 2026
Enterprise and Mission Critical Not published Contact Sales 30-minute P0 SLA 24/7 · 15-minute P0 SLA with Mission Critical · Advanced Technical Support, Optimization and Code Reviews · Dedicated Platform Architect with Mission Critical · Private Slack · 10M Actions · 10M GB Active Storage · 400 GB Retained Storage · SCIM temporal.io · 30 Sept 2026

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