# Nomad vs Pelican Panel

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

| | Nomad | Pelican Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 11 in Container Orchestration | #13 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 17 044 ✓ | 2 411 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +75 | +81 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v2.0.7 · 18 Sept 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Nomad scores 76/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.

Nomad ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.

## Details

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