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Cockpit PodmanPortainer
Free

Free and open source under the LGPL 2.1 licence.

 Freemium

Community Edition is free and open source. Business Edition is a paid subscription, free…

Linux, Web, Self-hosted Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Browser interface for Podman on a server
  • Integrates with the existing Cockpit console
  • One console for Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes across several hosts
  • Deploys Compose stacks and Helm charts from the browser
  • Requires Cockpit to be installed on the server
  • Podman only, not Docker
  • Role-based access control and several fleet features are Business Edition only
  • The agent needs access to the Docker socket, which is effectively root on the host
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-2.1 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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