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Comparison

Clever Cloud vs Dokku

On the evidence we track, Clever Cloud leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Clever Cloud full profile →Dokku full profile →
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★Clever Cloud69
Dokku59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Clever Cloud69 / 100medium · 73%
Dokku59 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Clever Cloud✗
Dokku✓
Model
Clever Cloudcommercial
Dokkuopen_source
Price level
Clever Cloudlow
Dokkufree
Starting price
Clever Cloud$4.98
Dokku–
Transparent
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✓
Integrations
Count
Clever Cloud19
Dokku35
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku–
Gdpr
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku–
Iso27001
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku–
Scorecard
Clever Cloud–
Dokku5.4
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Clever Cloud99.9
Dokku–
Status page
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Clever Cloud–
Dokku20
Github stars
Clever Cloud–
Dokku32,157
Activity
Commits last 30d
Clever Cloud–
Dokku100
Release
Cadence days
Clever Cloud–
Dokku2
History
Clever Cloud–
Dokku20 items
License
Spdx
Clever Cloud–
DokkuMIT
Language
Primary
Clever Cloud–
DokkuGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Clever Cloud7 items
Dokku6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for paas & hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✓
Deploy arbitrary container image
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✓
Per-PR preview environments
Clever Cloud-
Dokku✗
Build
Build system
Clever CloudBuildpacks
DokkuBuildpacks
Runtime / language breadth
Clever CloudNode.js, Python, Java, PHP, Scala, Docker, FrankenPHP, Bun, V language, and othe
DokkuMultiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection
Scale
Autoscaling
Clever CloudHorizontal
DokkuNone
Deployment
Geographic reach
Clever CloudMulti-region
DokkuSingle-region
Hosting
Clever CloudCloud + self-hosted
DokkuSelf-hosted only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✓
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Clever Cloud-
Dokku✗
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✓
Instant rollbacks
Clever Cloud-
Dokku✗
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Clever Cloud

Leader

A managed platform-as-a-service for developers that handles deployment, runtime monitoring, automatic updates, and infrastructure management. Applications deploy via a simple git push without requiring Docker configuration or manual setup.

Independently observed

Dokku

Dokku is a self-hosted deployment platform that enables you to build, deploy, and scale applications using Docker and Heroku-compatible buildpacks. You can push code via Git to your own Dokku server, and it will automatically build and run your application in isolated containers, providing a Heroku-like experience on hardware you control.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Clever Cloud

Leader
from $4.98/moSubscription

From $4.98/month for Pico instances

  • Pico$4.98/mo
  • Nano$6.64/mo
as of verify ↗

Dokku

Open sourceFree tier

Free open source. Dokku Pro available (pricing not disclosed).

  • Open SourceFree
    • Git push deployment
    • Buildpack/Dockerfile support
    • Docker container management
    • Environment variables
    • Domain/SSL configuration
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✗
CLI
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✗
Self-hosted
Clever Cloud✗
Dokku✓
Hybrid
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✗
Air-gapped
Clever Cloud✓
Dokku✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (7)
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • ElasticSearch
  • Varnish
  • Git

Clever Cloud

Leader
22 total - 15 not shared
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • Artifactory
  • Kibana
  • ElasticAPM
  • Keycloak
  • Matomo
  • Metabase
  • Otoroshi
  • Redirection.io
  • Terraform
  • OVHcloud
  • Prometheus
  • Apache Pulsar
  • Grafana
Independently observed

Dokku

20 total - 13 not shared
  • Docker
  • Heroku Buildpacks
  • nginx
  • Heroku
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • Airbrake
  • Tailscale
  • RabbitMQ
  • CouchDB
  • RethinkDB
  • MariaDB
  • Clickhouse
Independently observed
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