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HomeButler vs dashdot: catalog facts
HomeButlerdashdot
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

Free to self-host from its public GitHub repository.

macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Web, Self-hosted
  • Reports changes instead of live graphs
  • Verifies that backups actually restore
  • Simple overview of CPU, RAM, storage and network
  • Runs in Docker
  • Aimed at small homelabs rather than large fleets
  • Young project with a small user base
  • Built for single small servers, not fleets
  • No long-term metric history like Prometheus setups
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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