Clever Cloud vs Dokku
On the evidence we track, Dokku leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for paas & hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Clever Cloud
A cloud-native platform-as-a-service that handles application deployment, runtime management, and infrastructure maintenance. It emphasizes sovereignty by operating its own datacenters, supports multiple deployment models (cloud, on-premise, air-gapped), and is built on open standards with no vendor lock-in.
Dokku
LeaderDokku allows developers to build and manage application lifecycles through Git-based deployments to a single server. Applications are automatically built using Dockerfiles or language detection with buildpacks, run in isolated containers, and are managed by Dokku's routing and process control systems.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Clever Cloud
From €4.50/month for compute instances
- Pico€4.50/month
- Nano€6.00/month
Dokku
LeaderFree 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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Clever Cloud
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- Jenkins
- GitLab
- Artifactory
- ElasticSearch
- Kibana
- ElasticAPM
- Keycloak
- Matomo
- Metabase
- Otoroshi
- Varnish
- Redirection.io
- Terraform
- OVHcloud
- Git
Dokku
Leader- Docker
- Heroku Buildpacks
- nginx
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.