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Temps vs Openship

Researched and updated July 19, 2026

Openship orchestrates more deployment shapes. Temps observes more of your app.

Both platforms deploy single-container and Docker Compose applications to infrastructure you control. Openship stands out for desktop and MCP interfaces, dashboard-driven Compose reconciliation, and SSH-managed remote servers. Temps combines deployment with AI and product analytics, OpenTelemetry, session replay, error tracking, uptime monitoring, and a Pingora proxy built into the Temps binary. The right choice depends on which operating workflow your team needs after deployment.

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Monthly cost at a glance

Temps
Openship
Self-hosted platform
$0+
$0+
Managed, one active member
From ~$6/mo
$20/seat/mo+
Managed, 5 active members
From ~$6/mo
$100/mo+
Managed bandwidth
VPS allowance; no Temps meter
100 GB/project, then $0.05/GB
Full application observability
Included
Add separate replay and error tools
$curl -fsSL https://temps.sh/deploy.sh | bash

The short answer

Choose Temps if you…

  • You want product analytics, funnels, Web Vitals, and AI crawler visibility beside each deployment
  • You want OpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and logs correlated with deployments and request data
  • You need Sentry-compatible error ingestion and rrweb session replay without separate services
  • You want external uptime checks, proxy request logs, and infrastructure monitoring in one incident workflow
  • You want Docker Compose deployments with per-service domains, overrides, preserved volumes, and observability
  • You want managed hosting without a per-active-seat fee or a separately managed reverse proxy

Choose Openship if you…

  • You want one control plane to deploy to clean remote Linux servers over SSH without installing an agent there
  • You want a native desktop application for managing deployments
  • You need managed MySQL or a full mail and webmail stack
  • You want Compose configuration that can be parsed, edited, and reconciled through the dashboard
  • You want permission-tagged MCP tools and per-project restricted-role grants
  • You want local builds that stream images to production targets, keeping build work off those servers

Why teams switch from Openship

Application observability is part of the platform
Temps includes visitor and event analytics, conversion funnels, Web Vitals, rrweb session replay, Sentry-compatible error ingestion, external uptime checks, and searchable proxy request logs. Openship's analytics code measures proxy traffic, bandwidth, response time, deployment outcomes, and container resources, but its repository does not contain an rrweb recorder or application error-tracking ingest service.
One Rust binary instead of a JavaScript control-plane stack
Temps packages the API, deployment engine, observability services, management plane, and Pingora proxy in the Temps binary. Pingora is not a separate Nginx, Traefik, Caddy, or proxy-container dependency. Openship is a well-structured TypeScript monorepo whose self-hosted control plane bundles a Hono API, Next.js dashboard, database layer, job queue, adapters, and optional Electron and mail applications.
No per-seat fee on the managed option
Both projects are free to self-host. Openship Cloud lists $20 per active seat per month ($16 effective on annual billing), then meters compute and includes 100 GB of egress per project before $0.05/GB overage. Temps Cloud is priced from roughly $6/month as managed infrastructure at provider cost plus 30%, without per-seat or bandwidth metering by Temps.
Pingora, embedded WireGuard, and platform-level data ownership
Temps compiles Cloudflare's Pingora framework into the Temps binary and ships an embedded WireGuard mesh for multi-node environments. Analytics events, traces, replays, errors, request logs, and monitoring history remain in your Temps data plane. Openship uses a separate OpenResty service on self-hosted targets and manages remote servers over SSH without installing an Openship agent on them.

Feature comparison

What each platform includes out of the box, and what needs a separate subscription.

  • Git push deployments

    Temps

    Yes
    GitHub and GitLab integrations, branch environments

    Openship

    Yes
    Built-in CI/CD with stack detection and test execution

  • Preview deployments

    Temps

    Yes
    Preview URLs and environment lifecycle

    Openship

    Yes
    Pull-request previews, removed after merge

  • Zero-downtime deploys and rollbacks

    Temps

    Yes
    Health-gated traffic switch through Pingora

    Openship

    Yes
    Immutable deployment snapshots and OpenResty routing

  • Custom domains and automatic TLS

    Temps

    Yes
    Let's Encrypt HTTP-01 and DNS-01

    Openship

    Yes
    Let's Encrypt with wildcard certificate support

  • Self-hosted reverse proxy

    Temps

    Yes
    Pingora is compiled into the Temps binary; no separate proxy dependency

    Openship

    Yes
    OpenResty runs as a separate Nginx + Lua service

  • Docker Compose deployments

    Temps

    Yes
    First-class preset with overrides, per-service domains, environment injection, and preserved volumes

    Openship

    Yes
    Compose parsing, multi-service builds, routing, and reconciliation

  • Agentless remote-server targets

    Temps

    No
    Temps runs on each managed node and connects nodes over WireGuard

    Openship

    Yes
    Control plane deploys to connected Linux servers over SSH

  • Single compiled server binary

    Temps

    Yes
    API, deployer, observability, and embedded Pingora proxy; no separate proxy dependency

    Openship

    No
    Bundled Node/Bun control plane with Next.js UI and database layer

  • Native desktop application

    Temps

    No
    Web dashboard and CLI

    Openship

    Yes
    Electron app for macOS, Windows, and Linux

  • CLI, REST API, and AI-agent automation

    Temps

    Yes
    CLI, generated API client, and recommended installable agent skills; MCP package is deprecated

    Openship

    Yes
    CLI plus permission-tagged API routes exposed as MCP tools

  • Product and visitor analytics

    Temps

    Yes
    Events, pages, referrers, devices, geography, visitors, and retention

    Openship

    Request analytics
    Requests, bandwidth, response time, status, paths, and unique-request counts

  • AI crawler analytics

    Temps

    Yes
    AI agent visits, providers, requested pages, and AI-referred traffic

    Openship

    No
    No equivalent found in the public repository

  • OpenTelemetry observability

    Temps

    Yes
    OTLP traces, metrics, and logs correlated with deployments and requests

    Openship

    No
    No equivalent ingest and trace-analysis system found in the public repository

  • Conversion funnels

    Temps

    Yes
    Ordered event funnels with entry and completion metrics

    Openship

    No
    No funnel model found in the public repository

  • Session replay

    Temps

    Yes
    rrweb-based recording and playback

    Openship

    No
    No browser session-replay implementation found

  • Application error tracking

    Temps

    Yes
    Sentry-compatible DSN, grouping, issues, and notifications

    Openship

    No
    Deployment failures are tracked; no app error-ingest service found

  • External uptime monitoring

    Temps

    Yes
    Scheduled endpoint checks, outage history, and alerts

    Openship

    No
    Resource and traffic monitoring; README lists advanced monitoring as coming next

  • Container metrics and live logs

    Temps

    Yes
    Container health, resource metrics, runtime logs, and request logs

    Openship

    Yes
    Five-second resource stream, live build logs, and service logs

  • Managed PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB

    Temps

    Yes
    Plus S3-compatible RustFS storage and backup workflows

    Openship

    Yes
    Also supports MySQL and S3-compatible object storage

  • Backup and restore workflows

    Temps

    Yes
    Database and volume backups, restore workflows, and backup-health alerts

    Openship

    Yes
    Policies, destinations, database producers, restore runs, and verification

  • Transactional email

    Temps

    Yes
    Sender domains, DKIM, API SDK, delivery and engagement tracking

    Openship

    Yes
    iRedMail-based SMTP/webmail stack with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC

  • Multi-node self-hosting

    Temps

    Yes
    Embedded WireGuard mesh and multi-node control plane

    Openship

    In progress
    Remote targets work today; README lists multi-node clusters and load-balancing UI as coming next

  • Open-source license

    Temps

    MIT or Apache 2.0

    Openship

    Apache 2.0

What it actually costs

For self-hosting, both licenses cost $0 and your real expense is the machine, storage, backups, and time spent operating it. Their managed models differ. Openship Cloud publishes a $20 monthly price for each active team member ($16 with annual billing), charges for compute, and includes 100 GB of egress per project before $0.05/GB overage. Temps Cloud starts around $6/month on managed Hetzner infrastructure and does not add a per-seat platform fee. Openship's Business plan is custom-priced; Temps enterprise capabilities should likewise be evaluated with a quote rather than a fabricated comparison.

ScenarioTempsOpenship
Self-hosted platform$0 + your server$0 + your server
Managed, one active memberFrom ~$6/mo$20/seat/mo + compute
Managed, 5 active membersFrom ~$6/mo$100/mo + compute
Managed bandwidthVPS allowance; no Temps meter100 GB/project, then $0.05/GB
Full application observabilityIncludedAdd separate replay and error tools

Migrating from Openship

Medium difficulty

A single-container or Docker Compose application usually moves by reconnecting the same Git repository, copying environment variables, selecting the matching preset, and pointing domains at Temps. Temps supports Compose overrides, per-service domains, environment injection, preserved volumes, and per-service container exec. Validate external secrets, host-specific mounts, provider labels, and scheduled jobs before changing traffic. Replace Openship-specific MCP automation with recommended Temps agent skills, and migrate SSH-target or mail-server configuration separately. Export and verify database and volume backups first.

When to migrate away from Openship

Switch when…Details
You add separate observability servicesIf your Openship stack now also runs Sentry, a replay product, an uptime monitor, and product analytics, Temps can consolidate those data paths and dashboards.
Per-seat cloud costs outgrow computeAt five active Openship Cloud members, the published seat charge is $100/month before compute. Compare that with a Temps Cloud server sized for the workload.
You need dashboard-driven Compose reconciliationBoth platforms deploy Compose projects. Openship is the stronger fit when editing and reconciling Compose configuration through its dashboard is more important than Temps' integrated observability.

Frequently asked questions

Is Openship open source and free to self-host?

Yes. Openship's public repository is licensed under Apache 2.0, and its Hobby tier is $0 on infrastructure you own with unlimited projects, deploys, and domains. Temps is also free to self-host and is dual-licensed under MIT or Apache 2.0. In both cases, you still pay for and operate the underlying server.

What is the main difference between Temps and Openship?

Openship is strongest when you want desktop management, permission-tagged MCP tools, or one control plane deploying to clean remote servers over SSH. Temps is strongest when you want AI and product analytics, OpenTelemetry, funnels, rrweb session replay, Sentry-compatible errors, uptime checks, request logs, and infrastructure monitoring integrated with deployments. Both support Docker Compose.

Does Openship include web analytics?

Openship includes request analytics from its OpenResty or cloud routing layer, including requests, bandwidth, response time, status information, paths, and unique-request counts, plus deployment and container metrics. Temps adds SDK-level product events, funnels, visitor journeys, Web Vitals, session replay, and error correlation. The two products use the word analytics for overlapping but different layers.

Does Openship support session replay and Sentry-compatible error tracking?

The Openship v0.1.11 public repository reviewed on July 19, 2026 contains deployment-event replay terminology, but no rrweb browser recorder or application error-ingestion service. Its own privacy page says it does not use session replay tools. Temps contains dedicated session-replay and error-tracking crates and publishes React and Node SDKs for those features.

Which platform is easier to install?

Both provide short installers. Temps installs one Rust server binary and its managed data dependencies. Openship installs through its npm package or shell installer and stages a bundled Node service; its repository separates the Hono API, Next.js dashboard, database packages, adapters, Electron app, and email system. Choose based on the operational model you prefer, not the number of characters in the install command.

Can Temps deploy a Docker Compose project from Openship?

Yes. Select the Docker Compose preset and deploy the repository containing the Compose file. Temps supports multi-service builds, service-specific public routes and custom domains, Compose override files, environment injection, preserved volumes, and per-service container exec. Validate external secrets, host-specific bind mounts, DNS, and provider-specific labels before switching production traffic.

Further reading

Temps analytics

See the visitor, event, page, geography, and engagement data Temps collects.

Session replay

Learn how rrweb sessions are recorded, stored, searched, and played back.

Supported deployment inputs

Review Dockerfile, Nixpacks, framework detection, and Docker Compose deployment options.

Multi-node architecture

Understand how Temps connects nodes through its embedded WireGuard mesh.

How we researched this comparison

We compared the Openship v0.1.11 source tree and public documentation with the current Temps repository and documentation. We inspected Openship's API modules for analytics, deployments, Docker Compose, backups, permissions, mail, notifications, and MCP; its runtime adapters and desktop package; and the published pricing and architecture pages. For Temps, we checked the Rust workspace crates, CLI, SDKs, and public feature documentation. A check means the capability is present in public code or official docs, not merely mentioned on a marketing page. Where Openship's homepage and repository status differ, this page uses the narrower repository-backed claim.

Disclosure: Temps publishes this page and is one of the products being compared.

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