dokployvsPelican Panel
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dokploy | Pelican Panel | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #13 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 38 088 | 2 411 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +602 | +81 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 27 | 0 |
| Latest release | v0.30.10 · 22 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
dokploy scores 80/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.
dokploy ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.
If you want the quickest setup, dokploy is easier to run; Pelican Panel needs more configuration.
dokploy is growing faster right now (+602 stars in 30 days).
dokploy details →Pelican Panel details →