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Portainer
portainer/portainer
A container management UI for Docker, Swarm, Podman, Kubernetes, and ACI.
- Active
- Zlib
- TypeScript
38.8kGitHub stars
2.9kForks
230Contributors
v2.45.3latest release
In short
Portainer is a GitHub project in the DevOps category, written mainly in TypeScript. It is released under the Zlib licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 11 Nov 2026. It has 38,815 GitHub stars.
What it does
Standout capabilityManage Docker, Swarm, Podman, Kubernetes, and ACI environments
Best forHomelabs, learning environments, and personal projects
Maintenance
0 dsince last commit
21 dsince last release
779open issues
10 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday
Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 11 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v2.45.3 · 21 Oct 2026. How we score this
Licence in plain words
Permissive · Zlib
Use and modify it freely; don't misrepresent the origin and mark altered versions.
A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗
Portainer compared with alternatives
| Project | Stars | Licence | Status | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptime Kuma | 93.5k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Traefik | 65.5k | MIT | Active | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Ruff | 51.2k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Portainer (this page) | 38.8k | Zlib | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| husky | 35.4k | MIT | Quiet | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Dokku | 32.2k | MIT | Active | 10 Nov 2026 |
Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 11 Nov 2026.
Questions
Is Portainer free and open source?
Yes. Portainer is published on GitHub under the Zlib licence (permissive). Use and modify it freely; don't misrepresent the origin and mark altered versions.
Is Portainer still maintained?
Active: the last commit was on 11 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v2.45.3, came out on 21 Oct 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.
What is Portainer written in?
Portainer is mainly written in TypeScript.
How popular is Portainer?
As of 11 Nov 2026, Portainer has 38,815 GitHub stars, 2,937 forks and 230 contributors.
What are some alternatives to Portainer?
Other DevOps projects on Repoworthy include Traefik, Dokku, Uptime Kuma, Ruff and husky.
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Numbers from the GitHub API, checked 11 Nov 2026. Text summarised from the project's README. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.