selfh.st’s 2026 survey puts numbers on the Portainer exodus: 66% to 33% in a year

selfh.st’s annual survey, published November 12, 2026 from 6,221 responses (+52%), shows Portainer falling from 66% to 33% share among container-management tool users, overtaken by the Dockhand, Komodo, and Arcane wave, while 60% of respondents already use AI. If your homelab runs on Portainer CE, this shift is about you.