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 Argo CD
- 4Dokku vs Flux CD
- 5Dokku vs Octopus Deploy
- 6Dokku vs Ploi
- 7Dokku vs Upsun (formerly Platform.sh)
- 8Dokku vs Netlify
- 9Dokku vs Coolify
- 10Dokku vs DeployHQ
- 11Dokku vs Vercel
- 12Dokku vs Cloud 66
- 13Dokku vs Google Cloud Deploy
- 14Dokku vs Spinnaker
- 15Dokku vs Digital.ai TeamForge
- 16Dokku vs Qovery
- 17Dokku vs Render
- 18Dokku vs Fly.io
- 19Dokku vs Kamal
- 21Dokku vs Akuity Platform
Dokku alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Railway | 7.5 | No | $5/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Northflank | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Argo CD | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Flux CD | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Octopus Deploy | 7.1 | Free plan | $64.17/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Ploi | 7.1 | Free plan | $10/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 7 | Upsun (formerly Platform.sh) | 7.1 | No | €9/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Netlify | 7.0 | Free plan | $9/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | Coolify | 6.9 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | DeployHQ | 6.8 | Free plan | £9/mo | API, Web |
| 11 | Vercel | 6.8 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | Cloud 66 | 6.7 | Free plan | $23/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Google Cloud Deploy | 6.7 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Web |
| 14 | Spinnaker | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Digital.ai TeamForge | 6.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Qovery | 6.4 | No | $299/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Render | 6.2 | No | $25/mo | API, Web |
| 18 | Fly.io | 6.1 | No | $2.19/mo | API, Linux, Web |
| 19 | Kamal | 5.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 21 | Akuity Platform | 5.5 | No | — | Web |
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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 7.5 out of 10. The others here: Northflank, Argo CD, Flux CD and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Dokku?
Northflank is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.