Pelican PanelvsPulse
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Pelican Panel | Pulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #13 of 62 in Game Servers | #2 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 2 412 | 6 970 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +82 | +229 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 43 |
| Latest release | — | helm-chart-6.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Pulse scores 71/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.
Pulse ships more often: 43 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.
If you want the quickest setup, Pulse is easier to run; Pelican Panel needs more configuration.
Pulse is growing faster right now (+229 stars in 30 days).
Pelican Panel details →Pulse details →