1Panel vs Tsuru
| Tagline | Modern Linux server and web-app management panel with app store deploys | Extensible open-source PaaS built by Globo for multi-tenant app deployment |
| Category | Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS | Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS |
| Replaces | Heroku, Render | Heroku, Render, Netlify |
| GitHub stars | 36k | 4.5k |
| Language | Go | Go |
| License | GPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 4/5 Involved |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Kubernetes Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 5 days ago | 4 months ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
1Panel
- More of a server/hosting control panel than a git-push PaaS; no native buildpack or git-deploy pipeline.
- No horizontal autoscaling or clustering across nodes.
- Documentation and community are strongest in Chinese; English resources lag.
- No managed cloud option or edge/CDN.
Tsuru
- Documentation is sparse for newcomers outside the Globo ecosystem
- UI dashboard is minimal; most operations require the CLI
- Community support is smaller than Dokku or CapRover
Bottom line
Choose 1Panel if you want the lower-effort setup; choose 1Panel for the larger community and ecosystem. 1Panel has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.