Temporal is a powerful durable execution platform with 7 language SDKs and flexible persistence backends. Strait delivers similar durability guarantees with just Postgres -- no cluster to provision, scale, or monitor.
Strait
Single Postgres instance with Postgres-backed queuing
Temporal
Multi-node cluster with pluggable persistence (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, SQLite)
Strait
Zero-config queue backed by your existing database -- no cluster management
Temporal
Cluster requires operational expertise for upgrades, schema migrations, and scaling
Strait
Declarative DAGs with step conditions, approval gates, and cost budgets
Temporal
Imperative code-based workflows using language-specific SDKs with child workflow composition
Export your Temporal workflow definitions and map them to Strait DAG steps with conditions and approval gates.
Point Strait at your existing Postgres database -- no Cassandra, Elasticsearch, or cluster provisioning needed.
Deploy workers using the Strait SDK and validate runs through the built-in observability dashboard.
Decommission your Temporal cluster and reclaim infrastructure spend.