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Rancher vs Headlamp: catalog facts
Rancher	Headlamp
Free The open-source platform is available without a license fee. Commercial support is sold…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
One console and one identity model across clusters from different providers Built-in catalogue deploys common workloads without writing manifests	Works as a desktop app or deployed in-cluster Multi-cluster support using an existing kubeconfig
Substantially heavier than running a single cluster directly Enterprise support and some SUSE add-ons are paid	Desktop apps are unsigned and trigger OS warnings Limited-permission tokens may not show all resources
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 September 23, 2026

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