Dockge vs Grafana Loki

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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FeatureDockgeGrafana Loki
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 24,011★ 28,687
First released20232018
ReplacesPortainerSplunk, Datadog Logs

Why pick each one

Choose Dockge if…

  • Clean modern interface
  • Great compose workflow
Dockge details

Choose Grafana Loki if…

  • Cheap to run compared to full-text indexers
  • Familiar Prometheus-style labels
Grafana Loki details

Frequently asked questions

Is Dockge or Grafana Loki better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana Loki 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 Dockge and Grafana Loki free and open-source?

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

Can I run Dockge and Grafana Loki with Docker?

Dockge: yes. Grafana Loki: yes.

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