Temporal

Overview

Temporal is the durable execution platform that powers some of the largest production agent systems. Workflows are code, state is fully managed, retries and replay are built in, and the platform survives any failure mode. Heavier than Inngest or Trigger.dev, but the right pick at enterprise scale.

Best for

Best for
Enterprises and platform teams running serious multi-agent workloads

Use cases

• Run multi-day agent workflows that have to survive deploys and outages
• Coordinate human-in-the-loop agents that wait for hours or days
• Build the workflow layer for a large multi-agent platform
• Audit and replay every step of an agent run

Notes

Why it matters

Temporal is the most mature durable-execution platform. For agent workloads at platform scale, the operational guarantees outweigh the setup cost.

How teams use it in production

Treat agents as Temporal workflows. Use activities for tool calls. Audit every run from the UI. Replay failures, not re-execute them.

What to watch

Temporal’s positioning around agent workloads is sharpening. The lighter-weight options are taking the small-team end of the market, while Temporal owns the enterprise.