Comparison

PVE Admin vs MaidKit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PVE Admin

Manage your Proxmox VE cluster from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor nodes, VMs, and containers, access their consoles, and manage backups and storage. Receive push notifications for cluster events.

Highlights
  • Cluster dashboard
  • VM/container management
  • Integrated console
  • Snapshot and backup management
  • Storage browsing
  • Task tracking
  • Push notifications
Features
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PVE Admin puts your Proxmox VE cluster in your pocket. Monitor and manage your nodes, virtual machines, and containers from iPhone and iPad — wherever you are. FEATURES • Dashboard — cluster health at a glance: nodes online, running guests, CPU and memory load. • Virtual machines & containers — start, stop, reboot, shut down, create, clone, migrate, and delete, with live CPU, memory, disk, and network charts. • In-app console — a real terminal to containers and nodes, a graphical console for VMs, no SSH client needed. • Snapshots & backups — create and roll back snapshots, run and schedule backups, and restore. • Live Activities — backup, restore, clone, migrate, and downloads with progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Widget — nodes, running guests, and load on the Home Screen without opening the app. • Network configuration — edit bridges, VLAN tags, IP, gateway, and firewall per interface. • Node maintenance — check and install available package updates, services, disks with SMART data, and ZFS pools. • System log — follow a node's journal live. • Storage — browse storages, ISOs, templates, disks, and backups; download and clean up. • Tasks — follow cluster tasks with live, streaming logs. • Pending-reboot indicator — see exactly which config changes are waiting for a restart. • Access management — users, groups, roles, permissions, API tokens, realms, and two-factor. • Firewall, resource pools, high availability, and replication. • Push notifications — cluster events by severity, including finished backups and available updates. SECURITY & PRIVACY • Certificate pinning, API-token or ticket login, and TOTP two-factor authentication. • Face ID / Touch ID app lock. • Anonymous, opt-out usage analytics — no account, no tracking. PVE Admin is not affiliated with Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH.

About

MaidKit

Features
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MaidKit is a non-intrusive SSH server manager for Linux administrators who want full control without installing agent software on their servers. Everything runs over a standard SSH connection — no daemons, no agents, no added attack surface. Monitor at a glance • Dashboard with live status, load, memory, and uptime for every server • Real-time charts for CPU, memory, network, and disk activity Work in a real terminal • Full SSH terminal with split panes, draggable tabs, and a command palette • Two renderers to choose from: fast native VT rendering or classic xterm Manage files like a pro • Dual-pane SFTP browser with drag-and-drop transfers • Built-in editor for quick remote edits Run your daily operations • Processes: inspect and terminate running processes • Services: manage systemd units (start, stop, enable, disable) • Web servers: configure nginx and Caddy • Scheduled tasks: edit crontabs • Packages: manage apt, dnf, and more • Firewall: manage UFW, firewalld, nftables, and iptables • Port forwarding: local and remote tunnels Containers • Manage Docker and Podman containers: start, stop, restart, pause, and remove • Compose project grouping and image management Projects & snippets • Organize compose stacks, web servers, and containers into deployment projects; import and export as TOML • Save reusable shell scripts and run them on one or many servers with streaming output Security first • AES-GCM 256-bit encrypted credential vault with PBKDF2 key derivation (310,000 iterations) • Biometric unlock support • Encrypted backup archives Built with a calm, desktop-native interface. Available in English and 简体中文.

Screenshots

PVE Admin4 screens
MaidKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MaidKit at 17.0 against PVE Admin's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PVE Admin ships an update fortnightly, MaidKit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PVE Admin versus MaidKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPVE AdminMaidKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerapply IT UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)君阳 蒋

In-app purchases

None

PVE Admin

No in-app purchases

None

MaidKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PVE Admin free?
PVE Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MaidKit free?
MaidKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PVE Admin or MaidKit have ads?
Neither PVE Admin nor MaidKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PVE Admin or MaidKit?
PVE Admin ships an update fortnightly, and MaidKit weekly. Most recently, PVE Admin was updated on October 31, 2026 and MaidKit on October 9, 2026.

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