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Apprise Dashboard vs Sampler Dashboard

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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AP Apprise Dashboard Self-hosted startpage with weather and app organizer VS SA Sampler Dashboard Terminal dashboard for visualizing shell command output
FeatureApprise DashboardSampler Dashboard
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesDashboards & Startpages
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguageJavaScriptGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM32 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbare-metal, binary
GitHub stars★ 1,579★ 14,727
First released20182019
ReplacesGoogle homepageGrafana

Why pick each one

Choose Apprise Dashboard if…

  • Dead simple setup
  • Tiny footprint
Apprise Dashboard details

Choose Sampler Dashboard if…

  • Runs in a terminal
  • No web stack needed
Sampler Dashboard details

Frequently asked questions

Is Apprise Dashboard or Sampler Dashboard better?

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

Are Apprise Dashboard and Sampler Dashboard free and open-source?

Yes. Apprise Dashboard is licensed under MIT and Sampler Dashboard under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Apprise Dashboard and Sampler Dashboard with Docker?

Apprise Dashboard: yes. Sampler Dashboard: check the project docs for container support.

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