Automation & Integration · head to head
Temporal vs Integromat
Temporal
Automation & Integration
Durable execution platform for fault-tolerant workflows.
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- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Temporal cloud pricing scales with action volume, with per-million overage fees ($50 per million initially); Integromat the free plan enforces a 15 minute minimum interval between runs, so nothing near real time is possible without paying
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Temporal and Integromat actually diverge.
| Attribute | Temporal | Integromat |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | usage-based |
| Platforms | Web, API, Self-hosted | Web, Api |
| Founded | Unknown | 2013 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automation & Integration).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Temporal
Nothing recorded that Integromat does not also cover.
Only in Integromat
- Visual workflow builder
- Webhooks
- Data transformation
- Error handling
- Conditional logic
- Scheduling
- Team collaboration
- 1000+ apps
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Temporal
- AI pipeline orchestration and long-running AI workflowsnot Integromat
- Distributed system workflows requiring state durabilitynot Integromat
- Complex backend processes with retry requirementsnot Integromat
- High-volume asynchronous task executionnot Integromat
- Microservices coordination with guaranteed state consistencynot Integromat
Integromat
- Building automated workflows between SaaS applications without codenot Temporal
- Moving and transforming data between tools on a schedule or triggernot Temporal
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Temporal
- Cloud pricing scales with action volume, with per-million overage fees ($50 per million initially)
- Enterprise customers incur additional storage costs beyond base allocations
- Self-hosted deployments require operational expertise to deploy and maintain the Temporal Service
- No native workflow UI builder; workflows must be defined in code
- Free tier limited to self-hosted option only; no free cloud tier
Integromat
- The free plan enforces a 15 minute minimum interval between runs, so nothing near real time is possible without paying
- Free is limited to 2 active scenarios, a 5 MB file size and 7 days of execution logs
- Billing is per credit where each module action counts as one, so a scenario with many steps consumes credits far faster than its run count suggests
- Make API access requires a paid plan
- Priority execution and full text log search are Pro features
- Overage protection is Enterprise only, so cheaper plans can run up charges
Pricing, plan by plan
Temporal
Free- Open-sourceFree
- Self-hosted deployment
- Full platform functionality
- Community support
- Essentials$100/month
- 1 million actions monthly
- 1 GB active storage
- 40 GB retained storage
- Business$500/month
- 2.5 million actions monthly
- 2.5 GB active storage
- 100 GB retained storage
- Enterprise$null/month
- 10 million actions monthly
- 10 GB active storage
- 400 GB retained storage
Integromat
Free- FreeFree
- 1000 operations
- 10 scenarios
- Core$10/month
- 10000 operations
- 100 scenarios
- Pro$25/month
- Unlimited operations
- Unlimited scenarios
Which should you pick?
Choose Temporal if
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, API, Self-hosted.
Choose Integromat if
- You need visual workflow builder.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want webhooks.
Questions people ask
- Is Temporal or Integromat better?
- Neither clearly leads. Temporal starts at Free and Integromat at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Temporal or Integromat?
- Temporal starts at Free and Integromat at Free.
- Does Temporal or Integromat run on more platforms?
- Temporal runs on Web, API, Self-hosted. Integromat runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Temporal for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Temporal best used for?
- Temporal is most often used for ai pipeline orchestration and long-running ai workflows, distributed system workflows requiring state durability, complex backend processes with retry requirements, high-volume asynchronous task execution. Of those, ai pipeline orchestration and long-running ai workflows and distributed system workflows requiring state durability are not what Integromat is typically brought in for.
- What can Temporal do that Integromat cannot?
- Integromat covers Visual workflow builder, Webhooks, Data transformation, Error handling.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Temporal: What programming languages does Temporal support?
Temporal provides native SDKs for Go, Java, .NET, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and TypeScript.
SourceTemporal: Can I run Temporal on-premises or self-hosted?
Yes. Temporal is available as open-source software under the MIT license, allowing self-hosted deployment. Temporal Cloud is also available as a managed service alternative.
SourceTemporal: What is included in the free tier?
$1,000 in free credits for new users to explore Temporal Cloud. Self-hosted Temporal is available free with full platform functionality.
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