--- title: Manufacturing Connect Edge Appliance and Docker Models Compared slug: manufacturing-connect-edge/manufacturing-connect-edge-appliance-and-docker-models-compared docTags: createdAt: 2023-06-23T18:13:45.000Z --- Review the table below to see which components the Manufacturing Connect Edge (MCE) Docker model doesn't have compared to the standard Manufacturing Connect Edge appliance version. | **Feature** | **MCE Appliance Version** | **MCE Docker Version** | **Notes** | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Dashboard | Yes | Yes | | | Dashboard > Device Up Time | Yes | No | | | Dashboard > Service Status | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | For the Docker version, only the following services display a status:
* DeviceHub * Flows Manager * Analytics * Integrations * OPC UA * DM (Data Management) | | DeviceHub > Drivers | Yes | Yes | | | DeviceHub > Tags | Yes | Yes | | | DeviceHub > Device Discovery | Yes | No | | | DeviceHub > Utilities | Yes | No | | | DataHub > Configurations
DataHub > DB Management
DataHub > DB Users | Yes | Yes | | | Flows Manager | Yes | Yes | | | Analytics > Instances
Analytics > Instances Table
Analytics Models | Yes | Yes | | | Integrations | Yes | Yes | | | Applications | Yes | No | | | OPC UA | Yes | Yes | | | System > Info | Yes | No | | | System > Certificates | Yes | Yes | | | System > Network | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. | | System > Wifi | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. | | System > Remote | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. | | System > Device Management | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | The Docker version only has Cloud Activation, and doesn't have the following:
* Reboot * Factory Reset * Software Update | | System > LDAP/AD | Yes | Yes | | | System > Users | Yes | Yes | | | System > Tokens
* NATS Proxy * REST API Keys * Access Accounts | Yes | Yes | NATS Proxy available for Manufacturing Connect Edge version 3.3.1 and later | | System > Services | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. | | System > External Storage | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. | | System > Policy Management | Yes | No | | | System > Licenses | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | A 15-day trial license is available for the VM version, but isn't available for the Docker version. | | System > Events | Yes | Yes | | | System > Zerotouch | Yes | No | Manufacturing Connect Edge version 3.5.2 and later | | System > Support | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | The *File Downloads* section isn't available for the Docker version. | | System > Backup/Restore | Yes | No | | | System > Template | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | Default connectors aren't included for the VM and Docker versions.
The following template components aren't available for the Docker version:
* Country * DNS * Docker * DTwin * Marketplace * NTP * Timezone | | User Profile | Yes | Yes | |