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Head-to-head · Preview Environment Software

Temps vs Miren

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Temps #3 in Preview Environment Software 8.7/10 Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Temps
Miren #8 in Preview Environment Software 7.1/10 Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Miren

Temps leads on 1 check, Miren on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreTemps · 8.7/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresTemps · 3 of 3

Temps scores higher on our rubric for preview environment software: 8.7 against 7.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

Temps offers database previews; Miren doesn't. On preview expiry controls, Miren gives you Configurable where Temps offers None.

Temps is the better fit for open-source teams needing deep previews. Miren is the better fit for open-source teams wanting free previews.

  • Temps fits best

    Open-source teams needing deep previews

  • Miren fits best

    Open-source teams wanting free previews

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Side by side

Feature Temps 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Miren 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 7.1
Ranking #3 in Preview Environment Software #8 in Preview Environment Software
Best for Open-source teams needing deep previews Open-source teams wanting free previews
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $29/mo $29/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Free trial length 14 days · no card needed 30 days · no card needed
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, macOS, Linux
Support Docs Email, Community, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Solo
Features Temps 3/3 · Miren 2/3
Pull request previews ✓ ✓
Custom domains ✓ ✓
Database previews ✓ (best) —
Specs
Preview lifecycle Both Both
Git providers GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea/Forgejo, and other git servers GitHub, GitLab
Preview expiry controls None Configurable
Our review
Pros
  • Automatic previews for non-main branches with unique URLs
  • Isolated databases plus managed PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, and S3
  • Self-hosted deployment with unlimited projects, deployments, and users
  • Always-free self-hosted plan with PR preview environments
  • Automatic TLS, routing, custom domains, and TTL cleanup
  • GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, and OIDC support
Cons
  • Managed cloud plans are marked “Coming soon”
  • Preview cleanup is manual and environments do not automatically expire
  • Paid plans limit telemetry, storage, and compute by tier
  • Self-hosted previews share services with the parent app
  • No isolated per-preview databases by default
  • Managed clusters are listed as early access
Our verdict

Temps is an open-source deployment platform for developers and engineering teams that need production, staging, and branch-based preview environments. It deploys from Git repositories to infrastructure you control, supports GitHub, GitLab,…

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Miren is a deployment platform for small teams running applications on Linux servers, bare metal, or cloud VMs. It combines CLI-based deployment with routing, automatic TLS, custom domains, databases, authentication, and ephemeral pull…

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  1. TempsPreview Environment Software 8.7Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 14-day trial
  2. MirenPreview Environment Software 7.1Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Temps — where it wins

    • Automatic previews for non-main branches with unique URLs
    • Isolated databases plus managed PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, and S3
    • Self-hosted deployment with unlimited projects, deployments, and users

    Where it doesn't

    • Managed cloud plans are marked “Coming soon”
    • Preview cleanup is manual and environments do not automatically expire
    • Paid plans limit telemetry, storage, and compute by tier

  • Miren — where it wins

    • Always-free self-hosted plan with PR preview environments
    • Automatic TLS, routing, custom domains, and TTL cleanup
    • GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, and OIDC support

    Where it doesn't

    • Self-hosted previews share services with the parent app
    • No isolated per-preview databases by default
    • Managed clusters are listed as early access
  • Temps8.7/10 · Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 14-day trial

    A flexible open-source preview platform with strong environment and service coverage.

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  • Miren7.1/10 · Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 30-day trial

    Miren gives open-source teams free, ephemeral previews with flexible deployment options.

    Visit MirenFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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