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Portainer vs Dokploy: catalog facts
Portainer	Dokploy
Freemium Community Edition is free and open source. Business Edition is a paid subscription, free…	Freemium Free to self-host; a hosted version is offered with a 7-day free trial.
Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
One console for Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes across several hosts Deploys Compose stacks and Helm charts from the browser	Builds from Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks or a Dockerfile Native Docker Compose and Docker Swarm support
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	You maintain the server and its security yourself Aimed at developers comfortable with Docker concepts
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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