Grafana vs Dockge

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeatureGrafanaDockge
CategoryMonitoring & StatusDashboards & Startpages
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, helmdocker
GitHub stars★ 76,153★ 24,011
First released20142023
ReplacesDatadogPortainer

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana if…

  • Beautiful flexible dashboards
  • Broad data source support
  • Strong community
Grafana details

Choose Dockge if…

  • Clean modern interface
  • Great compose workflow
Dockge details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana or Dockge better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana has the larger community, while Dockge is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Grafana and Dockge free and open-source?

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

Can I run Grafana and Dockge with Docker?

Grafana: yes. Dockge: yes.

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