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Restate

Durable execution for distributed services; durable promises, virtual objects and exactly-once handlers.

Scenario Durable agent orchestration, stateful microservicesLicense Source-available (BSL 1.1); MIT SDKs
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Suitability

Best for

Durable, low-latency distributed workflows and stateful handlers across microservices.

Watch out

Newer entrant; a general durable-execution runtime, not agent-specific.

02

Pattern support

CheckpointingWorkflow DAG
NativeComposable / supportingColor = ladder level L1–L4
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LangGraph

Graph-based, state-driven runtime; explicit nodes and edges, checkpointer-backed.

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Temporal

Durable workflow engine for minutes-to-hours processes; deterministic replay and automatic retries.

Shares Checkpointing · Workflow DAGView →Runtime

Inngest

Event-driven durable execution; steps, retries and flow control over a queue you don't manage.

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