Pelican PanelvsPufferPanel
Two self-hosted Game Servers projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Pelican Panel | PufferPanel | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #13 of 62 in Game Servers | #15 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 2 411 | 1 761 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +81 | +14 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 10 |
| Latest release | — | v3.0.9 · 14 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Pelican Panel scores 64/100 against 63/100 for PufferPanel, so it is the safer default.
PufferPanel ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.
Pelican Panel is growing faster right now (+81 stars in 30 days).
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