# Pelican Panel vs Zigbee2MQTT

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

| | Pelican Panel | Zigbee2MQTT |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #13 of 62 in Game Servers | #5 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 2 413 | 15 762 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +82 | +98 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 2.14.2 · 1 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Zigbee2MQTT scores 76/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.

Zigbee2MQTT ships more often: 15 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)
- [Zigbee2MQTT](https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pelican-panel-vs-zigbee2mqtt