Umbrel vs Goletro

Umbrel7.8Visit Goletro7.7Visit

Higher score Umbrel #8 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Umbrel

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Goletro #9 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 7.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Goletro

• Umbrel fits best

  Home labs with many one-click apps

• Goletro fits best

  Teams managing apps across their own servers

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Side by side

Feature	Umbrel 7.8/10 Visit ↗	Goletro 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	7.7
Ranking	#8 in Self-Hosted App Hosting	#9 in Self-Hosted App Hosting
Best for	Home labs with many one-click apps	Teams managing apps across their own servers
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Community	Email, Community, Docs, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Umbrel 1/2 · Goletro 0/2
Managed app updates	—	—
Automated backups	✓ (best)	—
Specs
App catalog size	300 apps	400 apps (best)
App deployment	One_click	One_click
Backup retention	365 days	Not checked yet
Server regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Install apps from a catalog of 300+ options with one click. Run on compatible Intel or AMD hardware, Raspberry Pi, or a VM. Encrypted automatic backups support full or selected-file restores.	400+ one-click templates cover a broad range of apps Connects to user-provided servers and cloud providers SSL, monitoring, backups, and team controls are available
Cons	App updates must be reviewed and applied manually. Requires your own compatible hardware or a virtual machine. Designed for personal home use, not a hosted server service.	Goletro manages deployments but does not provide hosting Starter limits use to 1 connected server and 5 deployed apps Starter has no automated backups; managed updates are not listed
Our verdict	For people who want a home cloud they control, Umbrel runs self-hosted apps and files on compatible Intel or AMD hardware, Raspberry Pi systems, or a virtual machine. Its browser interface brings together apps, storage, and household… Read the review →	Goletro is a server management platform for people and teams who want to deploy open-source applications on infrastructure they provide. Its web app connects to user-provided servers and cloud providers; it is a management layer, not a… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Umbrel — where it wins

  • Install apps from a catalog of 300+ options with one click.
  • Run on compatible Intel or AMD hardware, Raspberry Pi, or a VM.
  • Encrypted automatic backups support full or selected-file restores.

  Where it doesn't

  • App updates must be reviewed and applied manually.
  • Requires your own compatible hardware or a virtual machine.
  • Designed for personal home use, not a hosted server service.

• Goletro — where it wins

  • 400+ one-click templates cover a broad range of apps
  • Connects to user-provided servers and cloud providers
  • SSL, monitoring, backups, and team controls are available

  Where it doesn't

  • Goletro manages deployments but does not provide hosting
  • Starter limits use to 1 connected server and 5 deployed apps
  • Starter has no automated backups; managed updates are not listed

• Umbrel7.8/10 · Free plan

  A free home-cloud OS with a broad one-click app catalog and manual updates.

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• Goletro7.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad app catalog and server controls, with no hosting included.

  Visit GoletroFull verdict →