What is Temporal?
Temporal asks: what if your code never failed? Build invincible apps with Temporal's open-source durable execution platform. Write code as if failure doesn't exist – distributed systems break, APIs fail, networks flake, and services crash, but that's not your problem anymore. Temporal Workflows automatically capture state at every step, and in the event of failure, pick up exactly where they left off. No lost progress, no orphaned processes, no manual recovery. With 17,636 GitHub stars and 9 years in production, Temporal is trusted by NVIDIA, Salesforce, Twilio, and Descript. Guillermo Rauch (Vercel) and Mitchell Hashimoto (Hashicorp) endorse Temporal as transformative technology.
Key Features
- ✓Durable execution platform
- ✓Automatic state persistence
- ✓Failure recovery and replay
- ✓Multi-language SDKs
- ✓Built-in retries and timers
- ✓Task queues and signals
- ✓Long-running workflows
- ✓Full execution visibility
- ✓Saga/compensating patterns
- ✓Human-in-the-loop support
- ✓AI/MCP agent orchestration
- ✓100% open-source (MIT)
🔒 Privacy & Data Protection
Temporal is 100% open-source under MIT license. Self-host the Temporal Service on your own European infrastructure for complete control over workflow execution data. The open-source project has a thriving developer community ensuring transparency. For organizations requiring durable execution with data sovereignty, self-hosted Temporal keeps business logic and state within controlled environments.
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💰 Pricing
Temporal open-source is free for self-hosting. Temporal Cloud provides managed hosting with enterprise features and support. Visit temporal.io/cloud for current pricing.
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