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# Portainer vs Pterodactyl Panel Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Portainer** [

4.8/5(298)

](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews#reviews)

**Pterodactyl Panel** [

4.8/5(6)

](https://www.g2.com/products/pterodactyl-panel/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Portainer**
Free Trial

**$0.00** 3 Nodes Per Month · Portainer Business - 3 Nodes Free

**Pterodactyl Panel**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Portainer**
1 month

Based on 125 responses

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Portainer**
9 months

Based on 105 responses

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Portainer**
$$$$$

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**Portainer**
34%

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Portainer**
[
Ease of Use (37)
](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1702474&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Docker Management (36)
](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1701882&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Technical Issues (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1701918&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Usability Issues (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1701726&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Portainer**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_c92c88bb62540ff04696c3a4ae2b03bb/sso-rest.png "Product Avatar Image")

SSO/Rest

](https://www.g2.com/products/sso-rest/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/integrations)

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Portainer**
 ![Portainer screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/151941/Portainer-UI-shot-2025.png)

**Pterodactyl Panel**
 ![Pterodactyl Panel screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/107940/chrome-59CgOcqd47.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Portainer**

9.3

9.3248

**Pterodactyl Panel**

9.3

9.35

Ease of Use

**Portainer**

9.4

9.4251

**Pterodactyl Panel**

9.0

9.05

Ease of Setup

**Portainer**

9.4

9.4202

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**Portainer**

9.6

9.6180

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough data

Quality of Support

**Portainer**

9.0

9.0156

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough data

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Portainer**

9.5

9.5138

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**Portainer**

9.8

9.8238

**Pterodactyl Panel**
Not enough data

Features

Industrial IoT[Hide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.2

6

Not enough data

Systems Management

Device Discovery

9.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

System Integration

10.0(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Remote Access

9.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Workflows

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Hardware

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Dashboard

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

IoT Capabilities

Process Automation

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Security

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Safety

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Environmental Conditions

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Resource Optimization

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Product Quality

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Predictive Maintenance

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Analytics

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Industrial IoT

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Internal Developer Platforms[Hide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

20

Not enough data

Simplification - Internal Developer Platform

Self-Service

8.6(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Utilization

9.3(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Streamlining

8.8(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Automation - Internal Developer Platform

Integration

8.5(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Infrastructure

9.0(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Container Management[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

219

Not enough data

Management

Access Control

9.3(won by default)

186

Not enough data

Network Isolation

9.2(won by default)

176

Not enough data

File Isolation

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Organization

Packaging 

9.0(won by default)

176

Not enough data

Container Networking

9.2(won by default)

198

Not enough data

Orchestration

9.1(won by default)

179

Not enough data

Development

Developer Toolkit

8.7(won by default)

143

Not enough data

Architecture

9.1(won by default)

172

Not enough data

Datacenter

8.8(won by default)

140

Not enough data

Virtualization

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

Manufacturing[Hide 43 FeaturesShow 43 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Traceability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Production Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Warehouse Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Configurator

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Production Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Supplier Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Demand Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Work Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bills of Material

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quality Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Supply Chain Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cost Estimating

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shop Floor Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Material Requirements Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Distribution Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Production Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sustainability Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Safety Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Unattended Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lot Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

MES

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Capacity Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

IoT Edge Platforms[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Edge

Local processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Edge Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Edge Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Edge Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Operations

Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Interoperability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance

Containerization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance and Stability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Device Performance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scalability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Enterprise Kubernetes Management[Hide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fleet & Lifecycle Management - Enterprise Kubernetes Management

Automated Cluster Provisioning & Onboarding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Cluster Fleet Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cluster Templates & Blueprints

Not enough data

Not enough data

Day-2 Operations & Reliability - Enterprise Kubernetes Management

Auto-Remediation for Nodes & Clusters

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource & Cost Visibility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup & Restore for Cluster Resources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Identity & Access Management - Enterprise Kubernetes Management

Policy-Based Access Controls

Not enough data

Not enough data

Enterprise SSO Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Tenancy & Team Isolation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Centralized RBAC Across Clusters

Not enough data

Not enough data

Governance, Policy & Compliance - Enterprise Kubernetes Management

Compliance Reporting & History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Standards Guardrails for Cluster Config

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Logging & Forensics

Not enough data

Not enough data

App Delivery & Platform Integrations - Enterprise Kubernetes Management

CI/CD Toolchain Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

GitOps-Based Config & Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Portainer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/823a192a63347dfd3ef633ab29c8797c/portainer.svg "Portainer")](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews)

Portainer

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

82.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

10.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

7.2%

[![Pterodactyl Panel](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_9f7bed1018bc7ad75c94da92c83c76de/pterodactyl-panel.png "Pterodactyl Panel")](https://www.g2.com/products/pterodactyl-panel/reviews)

Pterodactyl Panel

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

66.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

33.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

82.1%

66.7%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

10.7%

33.3%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

7.2%

0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Portainer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/823a192a63347dfd3ef633ab29c8797c/portainer.svg "Portainer")](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews)
Portainer

Information Technology and Services

20.8%

Computer Software

19.1%

Computer & Network Security

7.6%

Computer Networking

3.5%

Program Development

3.1%

Other

45.8%

[![Pterodactyl Panel](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_9f7bed1018bc7ad75c94da92c83c76de/pterodactyl-panel.png "Pterodactyl Panel")](https://www.g2.com/products/pterodactyl-panel/reviews)
Pterodactyl Panel

Consumer Services

33.3%

Computer Software

33.3%

Pharmaceuticals

16.7%

Internet

16.7%

‐

Other

0.0%

Alternatives

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[
SUSE Rancher
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[
Red Hat OpenShift
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[
Mirantis
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 ![Kubernetes](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_da16878589afcd15c61bcb8a7b6b66a7/kubernetes.png "Kubernetes")

[
Kubernetes
](/products/kubernetes/reviews)

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[
Kubernetes Engine
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[
DigitalOcean
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 ![SUSE Rancher](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/f8987e3e43074e0ac488156cdbf77249/suse-rancher.svg "SUSE Rancher")

[
SUSE Rancher
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