Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows




Apps similar to Pterodactyl include Calagopus, which is free and open source. Other options are Crafty Controller, GameServerApp.com, Pufferpanel and Application Management Panel (AMP). You're spoiled for choice with Server Management Tools like Pterodactyl: we list more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Windows, self-hosting, the web and Mac.




Game Server Watcher, often abbreviated as GSWatcher, is a straightforward application designed to monitor the status of your preferred game servers and remotely manage your personal servers. It incorporates a buddy list feature and has the capability to alert you when a friend...

Bright Game Panel is a free and open source game server control panel. "BGPanel" utilizes many standard technologies available on many shared hosting platforms which gives all communities the ability to remotely control their game servers.






Easy-Wi is a Webinterface and CMS perfect for everyone in need of a professional server management and online presence. It was designed and built to automate and ease the daily tasks. Easy-Wi is backed by a great customer support.




McMyAdmin is a web interface and administration utility for Minecraft Survival Multiplayer (SMP) servers. It lets you monitor the servers status, chat with users, manage groups and permissions, schedule events, perform updates and more.



Moonlight is a new free and open-source alternative to Pterodactyl, allowing users to create their own hosting platform and host all sorts of game servers in Docker containers. The moonlight panel was originaly developed for Endelon Hosting and has been split into a independent...




Windows Game Server (WGS) is a free, open-source dedicated game server manager for Windows. It supports 101+ games including CS2, Valheim, Rust, Palworld, ARK, DayZ, Minecraft and more. Features include SteamCMD integration, automatic backups, RCON console, Discord bot, REST API...




A simple bash script to create and launch your Counter-Strike Global Offensive Dedicated Server.


Ctrlpanel's Dashboard is a free and open-source management panel for Pterodactyl with credit-based billing and customization to fit your needs.

Pelican Panel is an open-source, fork of Pterodactyl designed for easy management of game servers. It offers a user-friendly interface for deploying, configuring, and managing servers, and much more.