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Dozzle vs Stern: catalog facts
Dozzle	Stern
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free to download, with source published on GitHub.
Web, Self-hosted	Command line
Small image with no database to maintain Regex and SQL search over live logs	Follows many pods and containers in one stream Colour-coded output per source
Does not store logs or support offline searching of history Needs access to the Docker socket	Terminal only, with no graphical interface Needs access to a Kubernetes cluster
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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