DockDashvsPelican Panel
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| DockDash | Pelican Panel | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #25 of 44 in Container Management | #13 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 201 | 2 413 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +83 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 0 |
| Latest release | v1.8.1 · 16 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
Pelican Panel scores 64/100 against 48/100 for DockDash, so it is the safer default.
DockDash ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.
Pelican Panel is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).
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