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dashdot vs Pulse: catalog facts
dashdotPulse
Free

Free to self-host from its public GitHub repository.

Free

Free to download and run on your own server.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Simple overview of CPU, RAM, storage and network
  • Runs in Docker
  • One dashboard for Proxmox, Docker, Kubernetes, TrueNAS and vSphere
  • Built-in alerting for infrastructure problems
  • Built for single small servers, not fleets
  • No long-term metric history like Prometheus setups
  • AI features may not suit people who want a plain metrics dashboard
  • Needs a server to run on
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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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