# Beszel vs dockhand

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Beszel | dockhand |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #4 of 44 in Container Management |
| GitHub stars | 26 614 ✓ | 6 907 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +929 ✓ | +547 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 | 31 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.21.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | v1.0.55 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Beszel scores 81/100 against 72/100 for dockhand, so it is the safer default.

dockhand ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for Beszel.

## Details

- [Beszel](https://selfhost.directory/project/beszel) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/beszel.md)
- [dockhand](https://selfhost.directory/project/dockhand) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dockhand.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/beszel-vs-dockhand