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Homepage vs Glance: catalog facts
HomepageGlance
Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Everything is YAML, so a dashboard is reproducible and version-controlled
  • Service widgets are proxied server-side, keeping API keys out of the browser
  • Dense single page pulling feeds, media and server state together
  • Small Go binary with a tiny footprint
  • No graphical editor; every change is a file edit
  • Docker label discovery needs socket access or a proxy container
  • YAML only, and widget options change between releases
  • Easily confused with the unrelated Glances system monitor
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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