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Grafana Image Renderer 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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GR Grafana Image Renderer Render Grafana panels and dashboards as images and PDFs VS DO Dockge Fancy, reactive, self-hosted Docker Compose stack manager
FeatureGrafana Image RendererDockge
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesDashboards & Startpages
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM512 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, kubernetesdocker
GitHub stars★ 520★ 24,011
First released20192023
ReplacesGrafana Enterprise ReportingPortainer

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana Image Renderer if…

  • Enables image alerts and reports
  • Simple Docker deployment
Grafana Image Renderer details

Choose Dockge if…

  • Clean modern interface
  • Great compose workflow
Dockge details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana Image Renderer 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 Grafana Image Renderer and Dockge free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana Image Renderer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Dockge under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana Image Renderer and Dockge with Docker?

Grafana Image Renderer: yes. Dockge: yes.

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