# dockhand vs OpenWA

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

| | dockhand | OpenWA |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 44 in Container Management | #2 of 19 in API Management |
| GitHub stars | 6 918 | 16 363 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +558 ✓ | +357 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 31 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v1.0.55 · 23 Oct 2026 | v0.26.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

OpenWA scores 77/100 against 72/100 for dockhand, so it is the safer default.

dockhand ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for OpenWA.

## Details

- [dockhand](https://selfhost.directory/project/dockhand) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dockhand.md)
- [OpenWA](https://selfhost.directory/project/openwa) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openwa.md)

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