# Pelican Panel vs RabbitMQ

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

| | Pelican Panel | RabbitMQ |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #13 of 62 in Game Servers | #3 of 12 in Message Broker |
| GitHub stars | 2 413 | 13 949 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +82 ✓ | +74 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v4.3.7 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | PHP | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

RabbitMQ scores 77/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.

RabbitMQ ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.

## Details

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

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