Temporal

An open-source workflow engine that provides durable execution for applications, solving the problem of handling failures in distributed systems by automatically capturing state and retrying failed steps. It targets software developers and engineering teams at companies of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, who need to build reliable backend services. It is positioned as a platform that lets developers write code as if failure doesn't exist, with the ability to self-host or use a managed cloud service.

Key features

• Durable execution of workflows
• Automatic state capture and recovery
• Built-in retries for activities
• Task queues and timers
• Signals for external interactions
• Full visibility into workflow executions
• SDKs for multiple languages
• Self-hosted or cloud deployment