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

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