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Dockhand vs Whaler: catalog facts
Dockhand	Whaler
Freemium A free homelab tier is available. Business and enterprise features require payment.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux
Free homelab tier covers container and Compose management	Starts and stops containers and compose applications Built-in log viewer
Business and enterprise capabilities require a paid plan	Basic feature set compared with full Docker dashboards Requires Docker to be installed separately
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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