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Glance vs Nimbus: catalog facts
Glance	Nimbus
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free to self-host; a hosted Nimbus Cloud option is also offered.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Dense single page pulling feeds, media and server state together Small Go binary with a tiny footprint	Built-in health checks with uptime history Multi-user with OAuth2 and role-based access
YAML only, and widget options change between releases Easily confused with the unrelated Glances system monitor	Younger and smaller project than Homarr or Dashy Older separate frontend and backend images no longer receive updates
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account 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 October 2, 2026

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