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Headlamp vs Portainer: catalog facts
Headlamp	Portainer
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license.	Freemium Community Edition is free and open source. Business Edition is a paid subscription, free…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Works as a desktop app or deployed in-cluster Multi-cluster support using an existing kubeconfig	One console for Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes across several hosts Deploys Compose stacks and Helm charts from the browser
Desktop apps are unsigned and trigger OS warnings Limited-permission tokens may not show all resources	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
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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