# Portainer Portainer is a lightweight and easy-to-use tool that helps you manage Docker, Kubernetes, and Swarm through a simple web dashboard instead of long command-line steps. It lets you deploy containers, manage images, monitor resources, and control your environment from one place—whether you're running it locally, in the cloud, or at the edge. \ **Portainer CE (Community Edition)** Portainer CE is the free and open-source version. It includes all the core features needed to manage containers—deploying apps, handling images, setting up networks, and basic user access. It’s great for developers, small teams, students, and home-lab users. It covers most everyday use cases but doesn’t include advanced enterprise controls. **Portainer BE (Business Edition)** Portainer BE is the paid, enterprise-level version for companies that need more security, team controls, and professional support. It includes everything in CE plus advanced features like RBAC, team and registry management, backups, and official technical support. It’s designed for production workloads and larger teams who need reliability, compliance, and dedicated help. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.neevcloud.com/neevcloud-guide/neevcloud-knowledgebase/portainer.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.