# ContainerFlow vs drydock

> Two self-hosted [Portainer alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/portainer), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | ContainerFlow | drydock |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 45/100 | 53/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #77 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #13 of 44 in Container Management |
| GitHub stars | 192 | 271 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v0.1.10 · 30 May 2026 | v1.7.0 · 19 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

drydock scores 53/100 against 45/100 for ContainerFlow, so it is the safer default.

ContainerFlow ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for drydock.

## Details

- [ContainerFlow](https://selfhost.directory/project/containerflow) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/containerflow.md)
- [drydock](https://selfhost.directory/project/drydock) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/drydock.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/containerflow-vs-drydock