Temporal

Last updated Feb 21, 2024

Temporal simplifies and scales cloud application development, offering an open-source solution for writing and running reliable applications with less effort.

• Temporal excels in real-time applications, providing superior scalability compared to batch-oriented tools like Airflow, Dagster, and Prefect. Prefect with Orion could be a closer match for real-time needs. See also Data Orchestrators.
• It stands out among Data Orchestrators by focusing on applications and real-time processing.
• Temporal operates entirely in-memory, enhancing its scalability and performance.
• Check out RW How We Scale Workflow Orchestration With Temporal Airbyte for insights on scaling workflow orchestration.
• It ensures more reliable and efficient scheduling for large-scale open-source software (OSS) deployments. For example, Airbyte has seen significant improvements in scheduling thousands of connections.
• New reliability features, such as automatic connection checks before syncs, are exclusive to Temporal’s scheduler, indicating a move away from older scheduling methods.
• Upgrading to the latest Temporal version is straightforward and requires no special actions beyond the standard update process outlined in the docs.
• Temporal adopts a framework-centric approach, focusing on workflows without the need for dedicated workers.
• It embraces an Orchestrations vs Choreography model, contrasting with Dagster’s orchestration-centric approach.
• Orchestration in data pipelines involves a central component managing and triggering processes, whereas choreography leverages an event-based, microservices architecture, with each service independently reacting to events.
• Temporal is recommended for scenarios where low latency is critical, functioning similarly to AWS Lambda for application orchestration.
• In the context of application interactions, Temporal offers a leaner, more focused alternative. For instance, its use in Airbyte contrasts with Dagster’s broader abstractions suited for complex data landscapes.

More on Temporal.io.

Origin: How we scale workflow orchestration with Temporal | Airbyte
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Created 2022-05-30