Description
Temporal is an open-source microservices orchestration platform that enables developers to build and operate resilient applications. It solves the challenge of coordinating and managing distributed processes by providing durable execution guarantees, automatic retries, and visibility into complex workflows. Temporal helps eliminate manual error handling and recovery code, allowing developers to focus on business logic while the platform ensures reliability across services, even during failures or system outages.
Key Features
- Durable workflow execution
- Distributed system coordination
- Automatic retries and error handling
- Version management for workflow code
- Comprehensive visibility and debugging
Use Cases
- Microservices orchestration
- Long-running processes
- Distributed transactions
- Reliable background jobs
- Saga pattern implementation
Pricing Model
Open-source with cloud offering (free tier available)
Integrations
Multiple programming languages (Go, Java, TypeScript, PHP), CI/CD pipelines, Monitoring tools, Cloud providers, Existing services
Target Audience
Backend developers, System architects, DevOps teams, Reliability engineers, Distributed systems specialists
Launch Date
2020
Available On
Self-hosted, Cloud service, Kubernetes
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