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Best open-source Container management

The best self-hosted container UI split in the c17.io catalog is Dockge for a small MIT Compose manager, Portainer CE for a broader zlib Docker/Swarm/K8s UI (Business Edition is commercial), Komodo for a GPL-3.0 multi-server deploy plane, and CasaOS for an Apache-2.0 personal-cloud UI over Docker apps. A git-push PaaS stays on /best/self-hosted-paas.

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Ranked picks

  1. 1

    Dockge

    MIT Compose-stack UI from the Uptime Kuma author — /compare/portainer-vs-dockge.

    When to pick it: compose.yaml stacks without Portainer BE.

    24,636 stars in the catalog

  2. 2

    Portainer

    zlib Community Edition UI for Docker, Swarm, Podman, and Kubernetes. Business Edition is a separate commercial product.

    When to pick it: A general container control plane.

    38,681 stars in the catalog

  3. 3

    komodo

    GPL-3.0 tool to build and deploy software on many servers.

    When to pick it: Multi-server deploy if Dockge is one host.

    12,699 stars in the catalog

  4. 4

    CasaOS

    Apache-2.0 personal cloud / home server UI for Docker apps.

    When to pick it: A pretty app store on a box at home, not a raw Compose file.

    37,331 stars in the catalog

How they compare

ToolLicenseSelf-hostBest for
DockgeMIT LicenseEasycompose.yaml stacks without Portainer BE.
Portainerzlib LicenseEasyA general container control plane.
komodoGNU General Public License v3.0MediumMulti-server deploy if Dockge is one host.
CasaOSApache License 2.0EasyA pretty app store on a box at home, not a raw Compose file.

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FAQ

Portainer or Dockge?
Dockge if you want a small MIT Compose UI. Portainer CE if you want the broader UI — and read the CE vs BE split — /compare/portainer-vs-dockge.
Is this Coolify?
Coolify/Dokploy deploy apps from git — /best/self-hosted-paas. This page is a Docker UI on a host you already run.
Are these free?
Dockge is MIT. Portainer CE is zlib; BE is commercial. Komodo is GPL-3.0. CasaOS is Apache-2.0. You pay the host. Template users never pay c17.
How do I deploy it?
Mount the Docker socket as each project documents. Coolify remains /stacks/coolify-paas if you wanted a PaaS.

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