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Compare Portainer and Pterodactyl Panel 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 3 Nodes Per Month
No pricing available
Portainer
Star Rating
(286)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 3 Nodes Per Month
Learn more about PortainerPterodactyl Panel
Star Rating
(6)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Pterodactyl PanelPricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Portainer
Portainer Business - 3 Nodes Free
$0.00
3 Nodes Per Month
Portainer Business is our fully featured, fully supported business product. It is used by some of the largest organizations in the world to deliver a powerful Kubernetes and Docker container management experience for DevOps and IT teams. With more than 650,000 active users, Portainer is proven to be the simplest and most effective way of adopting and managing Kubernetes, and Docker/Swarm environments.
- https://www.portainer.io/take-3
Pterodactyl Panel
No pricing availableFree Trial
Portainer
Free Trial is available
Pterodactyl Panel
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
241
9.3
5
Ease of Use
9.5
244
9.0
5
Ease of Setup
9.5
195
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.6
178
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.0
153
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
136
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
234
Not enough data
Features by Category
Systems Management
9.2
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
IoT Capabilities
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Industrial IoT
Not enough data
Not enough data
Edge
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Simplification - Internal Developer Platform
8.6
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
Automation - Internal Developer Platform
8.5
20
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
Management
9.3
186
Not enough data
9.2
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
9.0
173
Not enough data
9.2
195
Not enough data
9.1
177
Not enough data
Development
8.7
143
Not enough data
9.1
169
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Portainer and Pterodactyl Panel are categorized as Container Management
Unique Categories
Pterodactyl Panel has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Portainer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Pterodactyl Panel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
21.0%
Computer Software
19.6%
Computer & Network Security
7.1%
Program Development
3.2%
Computer Networking
3.2%
Other
45.9%
Consumer Services
33.3%
Computer Software
33.3%
Pharmaceuticals
16.7%
Internet
16.7%
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Other
0.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Portainer used for?
3 Comments
AH
Managing and deploying docker containers.Read more
What is the difference between Portainer and Portainer CE?
3 Comments
AH
Portainer CE is the community edition.Read more
Can Portainer manage Swarm?
3 Comments
MP
Yes, Portainer has built-in management capabilities for both Swarm and Kubernetes.Read more
Pterodactyl Panel has no discussions with answers
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