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Temporal vs donutbrowser
Temporal has 24,173 GitHub stars, 2,072 forks, 956 open issues and last shipped yesterday. donutbrowser has 4,213 stars, 439 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Temporal leads on adoption by 474% (24,173 vs 4,213 stars). Temporal is written in Go under MIT; donutbrowser is written in Rust under AGPL-3.0. Temporal has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, donutbrowser 10%. Temporal was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Temporal | donutbrowser | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 4.2K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 439 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Temporal if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick donutbrowser if
- You want the donutbrowser feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and donutbrowser fits your workflow better
About Temporal
Temporal—durable execution platform Introduction • Getting Started • Contributing • Temporal Docs • Temporal 101 Introduction Temporal is a durable execution platform that enables developers to build scalable applications without sacrificing productivity or reliability. The Temporal server executes units of application logic called Workflows in a resilient manner that automatically handles intermittent failures, and retries failed operations. Temporal is a mature technology that originated as a fork of Uber's Cadence. It is developed by Temporal Technologies, a startup by the creators of…
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About donutbrowser
Donut Browser Open Source Anti Detect Browser donutbrowser.com Features Unlimited browser profiles: each fully isolated with its own fingerprint, cookies, extensions, and data Anti detect Chromium engine: powered by Wayfern, a privacy focused Chromium fork whose fingerprint spoofing is not detected by Cloudflare, reCaptcha v3, or other browser fingerprinting and anti bot services DNS AdBlocker: block ads, trackers, and other unwanted content with per profile DNS blocking Proxy support: HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, SOCKS5 per profile, with dynamic proxy URLs VPN support: WireGuard configs per profile Local API & MCP…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Temporal or donutbrowser more popular?
Temporal has 24,173 GitHub stars and donutbrowser has 4,213. Temporal has the larger community by that measure.
Are Temporal and donutbrowser free?
Both are open source. Temporal is licensed under MIT and donutbrowser under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Temporal and donutbrowser?
Temporal is written in Go and donutbrowser in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Temporal or donutbrowser?
Choose Temporal if you want the larger community (24,173 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose donutbrowser if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.