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frappe_dockervsPortainer

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

frappe_dockerPortainer
Score66/10077/100
Rank in category#1 of 1 in Docker#1 of 44 in Container Management
GitHub stars2 61038 736
Stars, last 30 days+36+187
Stable releases, 12 months1621
Latest releasev4.1.1 · 19 Oct 20262.45.3 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITZlib
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Portainer scores 77/100 against 66/100 for frappe_docker, so it is the safer default.

Portainer ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for frappe_docker.

If you want the quickest setup, Portainer is easier to run; frappe_docker needs more configuration.

Portainer is growing faster right now (+187 stars in 30 days).

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