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Cup vs Dockwatch: catalog facts
Cup	Dockwatch
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to download and run from its public GitHub repository.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Fast checks across many images Web dashboard as well as a command-line mode	Automated container updates from a web interface Notifications about container changes
Reports updates but does not apply them Maintained by a single developer	Needs access to the Docker host it manages Recently moved its data store to MariaDB, adding a dependency
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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