Every so often, a technology emerges that doesn’t just solve a problem, it redefines how an entire industry thinks about it.
Temporal is one of those rare innovations. It’s not just another tool in the developer’s stack; it’s a fundamental shift in how organizations like Snap, Noon, Airwallex, Verkada, and Netflix approach reliability, scalability, and orchestration.
What started as a powerful idea has enabled a passionate developer community; one that’s expanding exponentially as more teams experience firsthand what Temporal makes possible. But what drives this momentum? And why are some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies not just adopting Temporal, but actively championing it?
Product Market Fit
Temporal’s strength comes from its community, which continues to quadruple year after year. They share an enthusiasm and a passion that’s impossible to miss. From high-growth startups to some of the world’s largest enterprises — organizations are not just using Temporal, they can’t stop raving about it. Stefan Petricia, Director of Engineering at Sinch, emphasizes that “Temporal’s unique programming model, open source posture, and out-of-the-box reliability guarantees making choosing it our de facto genetic backend a no brainer.”
As organizations realize the need for fast, durable, and reliable Workflows, the market for a platform like Temporal is expanding rapidly. The market forces at play, such as the rise of cloud-native architectures, increasing demand for artificial intelligence, and the push for better developer productivity tools, are accelerating adoption at an incredible rate. Temporal is not just keeping up with these changes; it’s shaping the future of how modern applications are built.
Why Temporal
Technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and the demand for greater reliability, scalability, and efficiency in software development has never been higher. Across industries, engineering teams are facing increasing complexity in orchestrating microservices, managing state, and ensuring long-term reliability.
That growing complexity has engineers searching for better solutions that don’t just patch over challenges but fundamentally improve how applications are built and operated. Temporal is answering that call.
As more teams recognize the need for a durable, developer-friendly approach to workflow orchestration, adoption is surging. Temporal’s open-source and cloud ecosystem have never been stronger. More than 183,000 weekly active open-source developers adopted Temporal, and deployed it in over 7 million unique Temporal clusters, marking 600% growth in developer adoption during the last 18 months. Temporal Cloud, our company’s hosted commercial offering, has been adopted by over 2,500 customers globally, with revenue growing 4.4x in the past 18 months.
Despite the incredible traction Temporal has already gained, we’re just scratching the surface. The market for Durable Execution and workflow orchestration is massive, and we’re at an inflection point where the need for a solution like Temporal is only growing.
Temporal has achieved product-market fit, built a thriving developer community, and earned the trust of top customers, but what truly sets it apart is the team. The energy, passion, and talent here are unmatched. From my very first conversations with Samar and Max, I knew this was where I wanted to be.
To everyone at Temporal, thank you for the warm welcome. I’m looking forward to getting to know you, hearing your ideas, and working together to push boundaries. To those in the Temporal community, I am excited to learn from you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out via Temporal’s Community Slack channel.
Exciting times ahead—I can’t wait to build the future together.
Jim Cyb recently joined Temporal’s Executive Leadership Team as President.