# Pelican Panel vs YOURLS

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

| | Pelican Panel | YOURLS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 74/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #13 of 62 in Game Servers | #1 of 23 in URL Shortener |
| GitHub stars | 2 414 | 12 293 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +83 ✓ | +50 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 4 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 1.10.6 · 30 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

YOURLS scores 74/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.

YOURLS ships more often: 4 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)
- [YOURLS](https://selfhost.directory/project/yourls) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/yourls.md)

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