Temporal
MIT self-host workflow engine; Cloud is credits then paid
DevOps / Workflows · Freemium · 22.8k
What's Good
Service MIT. Self-host the Temporal Service forever at $0. SDKs, workflows, activities, visibility. Skills already on the catalog; gem was missing.
The Catch
Not Inngest/Trigger.dev — different durable-execution shape. Cloud is credits-then-paid ($1k/90d style credits, then paid) — never free forever. Local temporal server start-dev is not production. OSS self-host is the $0 hatch.
Verdict
MIT self-host durable workflows. Cloud is not a free forever hatch.
Embed
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