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Portainer vs Kuboard: catalog facts
PortainerKuboard
Freemium

Community Edition is free and open source. Business Edition is a paid subscription, free…

Free

Described by the developer as free to use.

Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • One console for Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes across several hosts
  • Deploys Compose stacks and Helm charts from the browser
  • Installs with one docker compose command
  • Manages multiple Kubernetes clusters in one interface
  • 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
  • Documentation is mainly in Chinese
  • License and source availability not clearly stated
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted
Open source Closed 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

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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