Better-PaaS vs CapRover
Comparing two open source alternatives to Vercel and Railway and Heroku and Netlify . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
Better-PaaS
AGPL-3.0Self-hostable PaaS for deploying full-stack apps and databases with zero downtime, auto HTTPS, and Docker support.
CapRover
Apache-2.0Scalable self-hosted PaaS with one-click apps and Docker Swarm clustering.
Side-by-side comparison
| Better-PaaS | CapRover | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 30 | 15,054 |
| Forks | 1 | 976 |
| Open Issues | — | 179 |
| Last Commit | Jun 10, 2026 | May 18, 2026 |
| First Released | May 27, 2026 | Oct 25, 2017 |
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