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Shepherd vs What's Up Docker: catalog facts
Shepherd	What's Up Docker
Free Free to run from its public GitHub repository.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Automatic service updates when images change Deploys as a single Swarm service	Supports Docker, Compose, Swarm, Kubernetes and Nomad Works with most public registries and self-hosted OCI registries
Works only with Docker Swarm, not standalone containers Must run on a manager node with access to the Docker socket	Needs to run as its own container or service Automatic updates can break setups if images change behaviour
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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