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Temporal vs happier
Temporal has 24,138 GitHub stars, 2,068 forks, 956 open issues and last shipped yesterday. happier has 2,117 stars, 211 forks, 160 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Temporal leads on adoption by 1,040% (24,138 vs 2,117 stars). Temporal is written in Go under MIT; happier is written in TypeScript under MIT. Temporal has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, happier 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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Side by side
| Temporal | happier | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 211 |
| 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 happier if
- You want the happier feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and happier 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 happier
One control room for all your coding agents. The way orchestrating agents should feel. From your phone, desktop and browser. Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi and more, working together and in parallel on your own machines. Sessions can spawn subagents across agents: e.g. Claude asking Codex for a review, or Codex delegating to Claude subagents. Switch agents mid session. Approve, steer, review and commit from wherever you are. Open source · Self hostable · End to end encrypted Get started · Downloads · Docs · Self host · Discord Latest Happier project update Happier is free and open source. Your agents keep…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Temporal or happier more popular?
Temporal has 24,138 GitHub stars and happier has 2,117. Temporal has the larger community by that measure.
Are Temporal and happier free?
Both are open source. Temporal is licensed under MIT and happier under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Temporal and happier?
Temporal is written in Go and happier in TypeScript. 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 happier?
Choose Temporal if you want the larger community (24,138 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose happier if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.