Pelican PanelvsPi-hole
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Pelican Panel | Pi-hole | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 87/100 |
| Rank in category | #13 of 62 in Game Servers | #1 of 41 in DNS |
| GitHub stars | 2 412 | 61 531 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +82 | +487 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 7 |
| Latest release | — | v6.5 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | PHP | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
Pi-hole scores 87/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.
Pi-hole ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.
Pi-hole is growing faster right now (+487 stars in 30 days).
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