Pelican PanelvsSimpleX Chat
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Pelican Panel | SimpleX Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #13 of 62 in Game Servers | #4 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 2 413 | 19 612 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +83 | +142 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 12 |
| Latest release | — | v7.0.4 · 3 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Haskell |
Which one should you pick?
SimpleX Chat scores 74/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.
SimpleX Chat ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.
Pelican Panel details →SimpleX Chat details →