# Dashboards

The Dashboard is the front page of DefectDojo — a summary of your team’s performance and a launchpad for monitoring the areas that matter to you.

## Open source vs. DefectDojo Pro

How the dashboard works depends on which edition you run:

|  | Open Source | DefectDojo Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Home dashboard** | One fixed Main Dashboard for everyone | Per-user **customizable** dashboards |
| **Choose what appears** | Superuser toggles a fixed set of charts on/off | Each user adds, configures, and arranges **widgets** |
| **Multiple named dashboards** | No | Yes — build and switch between any number of **layouts** |
| **Share / clone / set a default** | — | Yes — publish layouts to your team, clone templates, set your default |
| **REST API + LLM automation** | — | Yes — discover the catalog, create layouts, render widget data |

In short: **open source** gives every user the same built-in Main Dashboard with a fixed set of components. **DefectDojo Pro** lets each user build their own dashboards out of widgets, share them, and drive the whole system from the UI, the REST API, or an LLM.

## Where to go next

**Open Source**

- **[DefectDojo Main Dashboard](https://docs.defectdojo.com/metrics_reports/dashboards/introduction_dashboard/)** — the built-in front page: summary cards, severity charts, and how a superuser configures them.

**DefectDojo Pro**

- **[Customizable Dashboards](https://docs.defectdojo.com/metrics_reports/dashboards/custom-dashboards/)** — concepts (layouts, widgets, the catalog, sharing) and a full UI walkthrough.
- **[Automating Dashboards with the API](https://docs.defectdojo.com/metrics_reports/dashboards/custom-dashboards-api/)** — discover the widget catalog, create and update layouts, and render widget data over the REST API, with a complete script.
- **[Building Dashboards with an LLM](https://docs.defectdojo.com/metrics_reports/dashboards/custom-dashboards-llm/)** — let an LLM design and build dashboards for you.