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Portainer vs WireGuard Easy (wg-easy)

Technical hardware and popularity breakdown for self-hosting Portainer and WireGuard Easy (wg-easy) on cloud VPS servers.

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Candidate A

Portainer

portainer/portainer
★ 0

Centralized container management GUI for Docker, Docker Swarm, and Kubernetes environments.

Min RAM
512 MB
CPU Cores
1 vCPU
Disk Storage
10 GB
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Candidate B

WireGuard Easy (wg-easy)

wg-easy/wg-easy
★ 0

The easiest way to run WireGuard VPN with a clean Web UI and QR code device profiles.

Min RAM
256 MB
Lower RAM
CPU Cores
1 vCPU
Disk Storage
5 GB
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Full Technical Benchmark Breakdown

Specification Portainer WireGuard Easy (wg-easy) Advantage
Primary Category devops devops —
Minimum RAM Required 512 MB 256 MB WireGuard Easy (wg-easy) (0.3 GB lighter)
GitHub Stars ★ 0 ★ 0 Portainer (+0 stars)
GitHub Forks 0 0 Portainer
License FOSS FOSS Open-Source
Primary Language N/A N/A —
Docker Image portainer/portainer-ce:latest ghcr.io/wg-easy/wg-easy:latest Both Container Ready
Multi-App Server Sizing

Can You Run Both Portainer & WireGuard Easy (wg-easy) Together?

Yes! Running both simultaneously requires approximately 2 GB RAM including host OS and Docker daemon buffers. A single standard $6-$10/mo cloud VPS easily hosts both without bottlenecks.

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