Best Dokku Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from deployment automation software ranked against Dokku on the same published basis.
- 1Dokku vs Railway
- 2Dokku vs Northflank
- 3Dokku vs Upsun (formerly Platform.sh)
- 4Dokku vs Argo CD
- 5Dokku vs Flux CD
- 6Dokku vs Octopus Deploy
- 7Dokku vs Coolify
- 8Dokku vs Netlify
- 9Dokku vs Vercel
- 10Dokku vs Cloud 66
- 11Dokku vs Google Cloud Deploy
- 12Dokku vs Spinnaker
- 13Dokku vs Digital.ai TeamForge
- 14Dokku vs Ploi
- 15Dokku vs Render
- 16Dokku vs Kamal
- 17Dokku vs DeployHQ
- 19Dokku vs Qovery
- 20Dokku vs Capistrano
- 21Dokku vs Deployer
Dokku alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Railway | 6.8 | No | $5/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Northflank | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Upsun (formerly Platform.sh) | 6.6 | No | €9/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Argo CD | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Flux CD | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Octopus Deploy | 6.5 | Free plan | $64.17/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Coolify | 6.4 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Netlify | 6.4 | Free plan | $9/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | Vercel | 6.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 10 | Cloud 66 | 6.3 | Free plan | $23/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Google Cloud Deploy | 6.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | Spinnaker | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Digital.ai TeamForge | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Ploi | 5.4 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 15 | Render | 5.4 | No | $25/mo | API, Web |
| 16 | Kamal | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 17 | DeployHQ | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Qovery | 5.2 | No | $299/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Capistrano | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Deployer | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Dokku alternatives
What is the best alternative to Dokku?
Railway, number 1 in deployment automation software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Northflank, Upsun (formerly Platform.sh), Argo CD and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Dokku?
Northflank is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.