k7vsPelican Panel
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| k7 | Pelican Panel | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #20 of 44 in Container Management | #13 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 824 | 2 413 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +83 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 0 |
| Latest release | v0.5.0 · 18 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
Pelican Panel scores 64/100 against 51/100 for k7, so it is the safer default.
k7 ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.
Pelican Panel is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).
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