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Conductor OSS vs Diun

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted automation & workflows options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CO Conductor OSS Microservices and workflow orchestration engine VS DI Diun Notifier that alerts when Docker images receive updates
FeatureConductor OSSDiun
CategoryAutomation & WorkflowsAutomation & Workflows
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageJavaGo
Setup difficultyHardEasy
Min. RAM2,048 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, bare-metaldocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 32,066★ 4,828
First released20162019
ReplacesAWS Step Functions, CamundaWatchtower

Why pick each one

Choose Conductor OSS if…

  • Battle-tested at scale
  • Language-agnostic workers
Conductor OSS details

Choose Diun if…

  • Stays in control of upgrades
  • Lightweight
Diun details

Frequently asked questions

Is Conductor OSS or Diun better?

Neither is universally better. Conductor OSS has the larger community, while Diun is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Conductor OSS and Diun free and open-source?

Yes. Conductor OSS is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Diun under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Conductor OSS and Diun with Docker?

Conductor OSS: yes. Diun: yes.

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