# Docker Engine vs penpot

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

| | Docker Engine | penpot |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Container Orchestration | #1 of 30 in Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 72 223 ✓ | 61 809 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +90 | +1 467 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 ✓ | 12 |
| Latest release | docker-v29.9.2 · 20 Oct 2026 | 2.18.5 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Clojure |

## Which one should you pick?

penpot scores 84/100 against 80/100 for Docker Engine, so it is the safer default.

Docker Engine ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for penpot.

penpot is growing faster right now (+1 467 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Docker Engine](https://selfhost.directory/project/docker-engine) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/docker-engine.md)
- [penpot](https://selfhost.directory/project/penpot) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/penpot.md)

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