# Portainer vs signoz

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

| | Portainer | signoz |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 79/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 44 in Container Management | #7 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 38 737 ✓ | 32 473 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +188 | +298 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 | 38 ✓ |
| Latest release | 2.45.3 · 21 Oct 2026 | v0.148.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Zlib | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

signoz scores 79/100 against 77/100 for Portainer, so it is the safer default.

signoz ships more often: 38 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for Portainer.

If you want the quickest setup, Portainer is easier to run; signoz needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Portainer](https://selfhost.directory/project/portainer) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/portainer.md)
- [signoz](https://selfhost.directory/project/signoz) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/signoz.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/portainer-vs-signoz