# CapRover vs Kamal

| Attribute | CapRover | Kamal |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 49.1 (53% (medium)) | 49.9 (24% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 91 | 29 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 3 |
| adoption.github_stars | 15,177 | 14,634 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A self-hosted deployment platform that automates app builds, scaling, and management with built-in SSL support, allowing you to retain full control of your hosting infrastructure. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://caprover.com","question":"What is CapRover?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CapRover offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://caprover.com","question":"Is CapRover free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CapRover supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://caprover.com","question":"What platforms does CapRover support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. CapRover can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://caprover.com","question":"Can CapRover be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for CapRover, including GitHub, GitLab, Docker Compose, Docker Hub, Let's Encrypt, WordPress, MongoDB and MySQL. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://caprover.com","question":"What does CapRover integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"A containerized application deployment tool that enables web apps to run across any infrastructure—bare metal, cloud, or hybrid—while maintaining complete freedom to change or combine providers without vendor dependency. It is indexed under Hosting Infrastructure.","source":"https://kamal-deploy.org","question":"What is Kamal?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kamal is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://kamal-deploy.org","question":"Is Kamal free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kamal supports macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://kamal-deploy.org","question":"What platforms does Kamal support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kamal can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://kamal-deploy.org","question":"Can Kamal be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kamal is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/basecamp/kamal","question":"Is Kamal open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | A self-hosted deployment platform that automates app builds, scaling, and management with built-in SSL support, allowing you to retain full control of your hosting infrastructure. | An open-source deployment tool that enables zero-downtime releases of containerized web applications, supporting deployment from physical servers to cloud VMs with multi-server orchestration via SSH. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","regions":"multi","edge_cdn":false,"runtimes":"Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application","rollbacks":false,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":false,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 8 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Docker Compose"},{"name":"Docker Hub","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Let's Encrypt","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"WordPress","native":false},{"name":"MongoDB","native":false},{"name":"MySQL","native":false},{"name":"Docker","native":true,"category":"devops"},{"name":"Nginx","native":true,"category":"web"}]` | - |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Ruby |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://caprover.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-02T16:23:07.266Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://kamal-deploy.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-31T14:00:34.347Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 62 | 19 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 4.3 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcaprover%2Fcaprover&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=kamal&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-20T08:27:35.896Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*