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netboxvsPanWatch

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

netboxPanWatch
Score79/10062/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in Network Management#3 of 9 in Fintech
GitHub stars21 7842 281
Stars, last 30 days+187+130
Stable releases, 12 months2012
Latest releasev4.7.4 · 27 Oct 20260.20.0 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

netbox scores 79/100 against 62/100 for PanWatch, so it is the safer default.

netbox ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for PanWatch.

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

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