Dashboard vs Desktop Widgets
Dashboard
duh-dashboard.github.io
Desktop Widgets
desktopwidgets.appSide by side
| Figure | Dashboard | Desktop Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $1.08/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 5 |
| Spec score · Desktop Widget Software | 7.3 (#23) | 9.0 (#1) |
| Intended users | The maker presents Dashboard for Linux desktop users who want to arrange built-in widgets or create their own plugins. | The site names traders, operators, researchers, and developers as users who can combine mini-apps into an always-on workstation. |
| License | The project is released under the GPL-3.0 License. | The pricing page says licenses are perpetual, cryptographically signed, and hardware-bound. |
| Sandboxing | The Flatpak release is described as sandboxed. | The runtime is described as sandboxed by default, with gate-enforced capabilities. |
| What it does | Dashboard is a customizable widget-based desktop dashboard for Linux. | Desktop Widgets is a marketplace and native runtime for installable mini-apps aimed at trading, research, monitoring and automation. |
Plans
Desktop Widgets
- Free TrialFree
- Professional Maintenance$12.99 a year
- Professional$34.99, paid once
- Enterprise Maintenance$49.99 a year
- Enterprise$149.99, paid once
In their own words
Dashboard
Dashboard has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Desktop Widgets
Desktop Widgets is a marketplace of desktop mini-apps for trading, research, monitoring, and automation. Its site describes widgets being installed in one click and running natively across Windows, macOS, and Linux, while also promoting a Windows runtime and saying macOS and Linux are coming soon. Traders, operators, researchers, and developers are named as intended users who can combine mini-apps into an always-on workstation. Developers can make TypeScript widgets with @desktopwidgets/sdk, using Claude, GPT, or another model; the listed build and publishing tools include an MCP server, REST API, and CLI. Uploads are pending review, and automatic publication through signing is planned for Phase 3. The runtime is described as sandboxed by default, with gate-enforced capabilities. The Free Trial costs 0.00 USD for 7 days and includes all 31 widgets and themes and customization, with three device activations and no credit card required. Professional is $34.99, paid once purchase; Enterprise is $149.99, paid once purchase. Both paid plans include one year of updates, then optional paid maintenance renewals for further updates.