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Comparison

Dokku vs Google App Engine

No clear leader: Dokku (61.1) and Google App Engine (56.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Dokku full profile →Google App Engine full profile →
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Dokku61
Google App Engine57
Score
Vioscale score
Dokku61 / 100low · 42%
Google App Engine57 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Dokku✓
Google App Engine✓
Model
Dokkucommercial
Google App Enginefreemium
Price level
Dokkufree
Google App Enginelow
Transparent
Dokku✓
Google App Engine✓
Integrations
Count
Dokku3
Google App Engine3
Security
Scorecard
Dokku5.3
Google App Engine–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Dokku–
Google App Engine✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dokku20
Google App Engine–
Github stars
Dokku32,110
Google App Engine–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dokku100
Google App Engine–
Release
Cadence days
Dokku1
Google App Engine–
History
Dokku20 items
Google App Engine–
License
Spdx
DokkuMIT
Google App Engine–
Language
Primary
DokkuShell
Google App Engine–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Dokku✓
Google App Engine-
Deploy arbitrary container image
Dokku✓
Google App Engine-
Per-PR preview environments
Dokku✗
Google App Engine-
Build
Build system
DokkuBuildpacks
Google App Engine-
Runtime / language breadth
DokkuMultiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection
Google App EngineNode.js, Java, Ruby, C#, Go, Python, PHP
Scale
Autoscaling
DokkuNone
Google App EngineHorizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
DokkuSingle-region
Google App EngineMulti-region
Hosting
DokkuSelf-hosted only
Google App EngineCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Dokku✗
Google App Engine-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Dokku✗
Google App Engine-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Dokku✓
Google App Engine✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Dokku✓
Google App Engine✓
Instant rollbacks
Dokku✗
Google App Engine✓
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Dokku✓
Google App Engine✓

What each one is

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

Dokku

Dokku 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.

Independently observed

Google App Engine

A fully managed serverless platform for deploying web applications across multiple programming languages with automatic scaling and integrated monitoring and diagnostics.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Google App Engine

Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier: 29 hours F1 instances + 9 hours B1 instances per day, 1 GB outbound data per day. $300 free credits available. Usage-based pricing from $0.05–$0.40/hour depending on instance class.

  • B1Free
  • B2Free
  • B4Free
  • B4_1GFree
  • B8Free
  • F1Free
  • F2Free
  • F4Free
  • F4_1GFree
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dokku✗
Google App Engine✓
Linux
Dokku✓
Google App Engine✗
CLI
Dokku✓
Google App Engine✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dokku✗
Google App Engine✓
Self-hosted
Dokku✓
Google App Engine✗
On-premise
Dokku✓
Google App Engine✗

Integrations

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

Dokku

3 total
  • Docker
  • Heroku Buildpacks
  • nginx
Independently observed

Google App Engine

3 total
  • Cloud Monitoring
  • Cloud Logging
  • Cloud Run
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.