Temporal
Durable execution platform for reliable distributed workflows
Temporal is an open-source platform for building durable, reliable workflows in code. It guarantees that long-running business processes survive failures, restarts and infrastructure changes.
Key features
- Durable execution guarantees
- Workflows written in general-purpose code
- Automatic retries and state persistence
- SDKs for many languages
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Extremely reliable for long workflows
- Strong multi-language support
Trade-offs
- Operationally complex to self-host
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