# k7 vs Pelican 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).

## Details

- [k7](https://selfhost.directory/project/k7) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/k7.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/k7-vs-pelican-panel