Pelican Panel vs Pterodactyl Panel
Pelican Panel
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| Figure | Pelican Panel | Pterodactyl Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game server management panels | 7.8 (#5) | 7.5 (#6) |
| Login protection | The panel can enable CAPTCHA on its login page to help protect against brute-force attacks, with Cloudflare Turnstile listed as the default option. | The Panel uses invisible reCAPTCHA to help protect its login page from brute-force attacks. |
| Purpose | Pelican is a free game server control panel for managing game servers through a web interface. | Pterodactyl is an open-source game server management panel built with PHP, React, and Go. |
| Security | Pelican’s homepage says it natively supports SSL, two-factor authentication, and AES-256 encryption. | The maker says the platform includes bcrypt password hashing, AES-256-CBC encryption, and HTTPS support out of the box. |
| Supported server operating systems | The Wings documentation lists supported Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and CentOS versions. | The guide lists Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04, RHEL/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux 8 and 9, and Debian 11, 12, and 13 as supported. |
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Pelican Panel
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Pterodactyl Panel
Pterodactyl Panel has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.