Temporal
Workflows as code platform
Temporal is an open-source workflow automation platform that provides a scalable, fault-tolerant way to automate tasks and manage workflows. Temporal is designed to support long-running, mission-critical workflows that can span multiple services, teams, and time zones. With Temporal, users can define and manage workflows using their choice of programming language, as the platform provides SDKs for multiple languages including Go, Java, and Python. Temporal also provides a range of features to support workflow automation, such as task queues, timers, and signals to enable inter-workflow communication. Temporal's architecture is designed to be highly scalable and fault-tolerant, with features such as automatic sharding and load balancing, dynamic scaling of resources, and built-in support for retrying failed tasks. The platform also supports versioning and migration of workflows, making it easy to update and manage workflows over time. One of the key advantages of Temporal is its flexibility, as it can be used to automate a wide range of tasks and workflows, such as data processing, ETL, web service orchestration, and business process automation. Additionally, Temporal is designed with a strong focus on developer productivity, providing a clean and simple API that abstracts away the complexity of distributed systems. Temporal is used by many large organizations to manage their mission-critical workflows and automate their business processes. It is also growing in popularity in the open-source community, with many contributors working to expand its functionality and integrations.