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CapRover vs Dokku

Comparing two open source alternatives to Vercel and Netlify and Heroku . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

CapRover

CapRover

Apache-2.0

Scalable self-hosted PaaS with one-click apps and Docker Swarm clustering.

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Dokku

Dokku

MIT

Docker-powered PaaS implementing the Heroku git-push workflow on your own server.

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CapRover CapRover
Dokku Dokku
License Apache-2.0 MIT
Self-hostable Yes Yes
GitHub Stars 15,047 31,908
Forks 976 2,040
Open Issues 181 19
Last Commit May 18, 2026 May 31, 2026
First Released Oct 25, 2017 Jun 8, 2013
Categories
PaaS & Deployment Tools
PaaS & Deployment Tools
Tags
#deployment#devops#docker
#deployment#devops#docker

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