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Dockhand vs Portainer: catalog facts
Dockhand	Portainer
Freemium A free homelab tier is available. Business and enterprise features require payment.	Freemium Community Edition is free and open source. Business Edition is a paid subscription, free…
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Free homelab tier covers container and Compose management	One console for Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes across several hosts Deploys Compose stacks and Helm charts from the browser
Business and enterprise capabilities require a paid plan	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, Web application	Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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