# Pelican Panel vs Pulumi

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

| | Pelican Panel | Pulumi |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 78/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #13 of 62 in Game Servers | #1 of 3 in Infrastructure |
| GitHub stars | 2 412 | 25 825 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +82 ✓ | +26 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 5 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v3.272.0 · 22 Oct 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?

Pulumi scores 78/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.

Pulumi ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.

Pelican Panel is growing faster right now (+82 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Pelican Panel](https://selfhost.directory/project/pelican-panel) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pelican-panel.md)
- [Pulumi](https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pelican-panel-vs-pulumi