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Chronograf vs Dockge

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted dashboards & startpages options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CH Chronograf Visualization and admin interface for the InfluxData stack VS DO Dockge Fancy, reactive, self-hosted Docker Compose stack manager
FeatureChronografDockge
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesDashboards & Startpages
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, binarydocker
GitHub stars★ 1,566★ 24,011
First released20162023
ReplacesGrafana Cloud, Datadog DashboardsPortainer

Why pick each one

Choose Chronograf if…

  • Tight InfluxDB integration
  • Simple single binary
Chronograf details

Choose Dockge if…

  • Clean modern interface
  • Great compose workflow
Dockge details

Frequently asked questions

Is Chronograf or Dockge better?

Neither is universally better. Dockge has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Chronograf and Dockge free and open-source?

Yes. Chronograf is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Dockge under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Chronograf and Dockge with Docker?

Chronograf: yes. Dockge: yes.

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