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What it is

Temporal is a workflow platform for applications that need work to recover after crashes, network failures, or infrastructure outages. Workflows preserve state at each step and resume from that point. Failure-handling tools include automatic retries with backoff, timeout classes, heartbeating, and Saga compensation. Durable timers can wait for months; cron schedules support backfill, and workflows can use Continue-As-New. Signals, Queries, Updates, and Workflow Streams let users read or change workflows while they run. Teams can self-host the open-source Temporal Service or use managed Temporal Cloud. SDKs are listed for Go, Java, Python, TypeScript,.NET, PHP, Ruby, and Rust, alongside integrations for several AI tools. Temporal Cloud keeps application code and data in customer-controlled infrastructure, sending encrypted orchestration data to the service; it uses AES 256 encryption at rest and TLS in transit. The cloud service is SOC 2 Type II certified and compliant with GDPR and HIPAA. Pay-As-You-Go has no base monthly fee and includes $150 in credits for 90 days; Business costs $500 a month or 10% of usage, whichever is greater.

Spec sheet

Compliance
Temporal Cloud is SOC 2 Type II certified and compliant with GDPR and HIPAA regulations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Support
Temporal offers business-hours support with a 2-hour P0 SLA, plus 24/7 enterprise support with 30-minute or 15-minute P0 SLAs.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Founded
2019Read 28 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
AI integrations
Temporal lists integrations including OpenAI Agents SDK, Pydantic AI, AI SDK by Vercel, Google ADK, and other AI tools.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Cloud architecture
Temporal Cloud keeps application code and data in customer-controlled infrastructure and sends only encrypted orchestration data to Temporal Cloud.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Durable execution
Temporal Workflows capture state at every step and resume where they left off after crashes, network failures, or infrastructure outages.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.temporal.io
Encryption
Temporal Cloud uses AES 256 encryption for data at rest and TLS for data in transit.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Failure handling
Temporal provides automatic retries with backoff, timeout classes, heartbeating, and Saga compensation.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Hosting options
Users can self-host the open-source Temporal Service or use Temporal Cloud as a managed service.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Long-running workflows
Temporal supports durable timers that sleep for months, cron schedules with backfill, and Continue-As-New.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
SDK languages
Temporal lists SDKs for Go, Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, PHP, Ruby, and Rust.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Use cases
Temporal presents use cases including AI agents, human-in-the-loop workflows, order fulfillment, durable ledgers, CI/CD, and long-running processes.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Workflow interaction
Signals, Queries, Updates, and Workflow Streams let users read and mutate workflows while they are running.Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io

Plans and prices

Pay-As-You-Go $50 a month Usage-based; no base monthly fee Free $150 credits for 90 days · $0.042/GBhr Active Storage · $0.00105/GBhr Retained Storage · Developer support for 10% of usage · 99.9% SLA and 99.99% HA options Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Business $500 a month Greater of $500/mo or 10% of usage 2-hour P0 SLA during business hours · Advanced Technical Support · 2.5M Actions · 2.5M GB Active Storage · 100 GB Retained Storage Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io
Enterprise and Mission Critical Priced on request Contact Sales 30-minute P0 SLA 24/7 · 15-minute P0 SLA with Mission Critical · Advanced Technical Support, Optimization and Code Reviews · Dedicated Platform Architect with Mission Critical · Private Slack · 10M Actions · 10M GB Active Storage · 400 GB Retained Storage · SCIM Read 30 Sep 2026 · temporal.io

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Workflows can resume after infrastructure failures.
  • Supports automatic retries, timeouts, and heartbeating.
  • Durable timers can run for months.
  • Offers self-hosted and managed deployment options.
  • Lists SDKs for eight languages.

Limits

  • No visual workflow builder.
  • Business costs at least $500 a month or 10% of usage.
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales.

Who it suits

Temporal suits developers building workflows that need to survive failures or run for extended periods. Teams can choose between self-hosting the open-source service and using managed Temporal Cloud.

Verdict

Temporal is built around durable execution, with workflow controls for retries, long waits, and interaction during a run. Compare the self-hosted and cloud options, and review usage-based charges before selecting a plan.

Where Specifiction places it

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