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Docker HQ vs Dockge
Dockge is a lightweight, self-hosted manager for docker-compose stacks with a clean reactive UI. Docker HQ is a mobile-first app that manages whole Docker fleets over SSH. They overlap on compose, but aim at different jobs — here's an honest comparison.
| Feature | Docker HQ | Dockge |
|---|---|---|
| Primary interface | Native mobile app (iOS & Android) + web account | Web UI, self-hosted per server |
| How it connects | Direct SSH from your phone — nothing to install | Runs as a container on each server |
| Focus | Whole fleet: hosts, containers, monitoring, backups | Compose stacks: create, edit, deploy |
| Compose stacks | Included (Pro) | Included — its core strength, with a live editor |
| Containers, images, volumes, networks | Included | Containers within stacks |
| Logs & terminal | Included | Included |
| Multiple hosts | Unlimited hosts from one app | Agent-linked instances per host |
| Monitoring & down alerts with push | Included (Pro) — checks run even when the app is closed | — |
| Scheduled & cloud backups | Included (Pro) | — |
| Teams & RBAC | Included | — |
| Price | Free tier; Pro subscription for monitoring & backups | Free, open source |
Choose Docker HQ if…
You manage more than one server and want the whole fleet — host health, containers, images, volumes, and networks — in one place you can reach from anywhere. Nothing to deploy: Docker HQ talks straight to each host over SSH.
You need to know when things break, not discover it later. Pro adds server-side monitoring with push, Slack, Discord, Telegram, and webhook alerts, plus scheduled volume and database backups with cloud storage.
Choose Dockge if…
Your workflow revolves around docker-compose files on a single home-lab box or a couple of servers, and you want a free, open-source, self-hosted tool for editing and deploying stacks in the browser. Dockge is deliberately small and does that one thing very well.
If you later outgrow a single server — or want alerts and backups on top — Docker HQ's free tier is an easy next step, and the two coexist fine.
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