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Pods vs Portainer: catalog facts
Pods	Portainer
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 license.	Freemium Community Edition is free and open source. Business Edition is a paid subscription, free…
Linux	Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Native GNOME interface Works with both Podman and Docker, local or remote	One console for Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes across several hosts Deploys Compose stacks and Helm charts from the browser
Linux only, distributed mainly as a Flatpak No Compose or Kubernetes management mentioned	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, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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 22, 2026

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