dokkuvsPelican Panel
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dokku | Pelican Panel | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #13 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 32 204 | 2 411 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +50 | +81 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 | 0 |
| Latest release | v0.38.32 · 25 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
dokku scores 77/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.
dokku ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.
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