# faas vs Pelican Panel

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

| | faas | Pelican Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 ✓ | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in Serverless | #13 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 26 254 ✓ | 2 413 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +9 | +83 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | 0.27.14 · 2 Jul 2026 | — |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

faas scores 68/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.

faas ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.

If you want the quickest setup, Pelican Panel is easier to run; faas needs more configuration.

Pelican Panel is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [faas](https://selfhost.directory/project/faas) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/faas.md)
- [Pelican Panel](https://selfhost.directory/project/pelican-panel) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pelican-panel.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/faas-vs-pelican-panel