Comparison

Dokku vs Google Cloud Run

On the evidence we track, Dokku leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Dokku full profile →Google Cloud Run full profile →

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★Dokku59

Google Cloud Run48

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DokkuLeader	Google Cloud Run
vioscaleAI score	59 / 100medium · 54%	48 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	35	2
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.4	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdokku%2Fdokku%2Fplugins%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	20	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,157	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Dokku59 / 100medium · 54%

Google Cloud Run48 / 100low · 48%

Pricing

Free tier

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run✓

Model

Dokkuopen_source

Google Cloud Runfreemium

Price level

Dokkufree

Google Cloud Runlow

Transparent

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run✗

Integrations

Count

Dokku35

Google Cloud Run2

Security

Scorecard

Dokku5.4

Google Cloud Run–

Vulnerabilities

DokkuCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdokku%2Fdokku%2Fplugins%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Google Cloud Run–

Reliability

Status page

Dokku–

Google Cloud Run✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dokku20

Google Cloud Run–

Github stars

Dokku32,157

Google Cloud Run–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dokku100

Google Cloud Run–

Release

Cadence days

Dokku2

Google Cloud Run–

History

Dokku20 items

Google Cloud Run–

License

Spdx

DokkuMIT

Google Cloud Run–

Language

Primary

DokkuGo

Google Cloud Run–

Market

Availability

DokkuAvailable worldwide

Google Cloud RunAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Dokku6 items

Google Cloud Run5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Dokku	Google Cloud Run
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	✗	-
Build
Build system	Buildpacks	Buildpacks
Runtime / language breadth	Multiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection	Go, Node.js, Python, Java, .NET Core, Ruby, and any language via containers
Scale
Autoscaling	None	Scale-to-zero
Deployment
Geographic reach	Single-region	Multi-region
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services	✓	-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge	✗	-
Custom domains + automatic TLS	✓	-
Ops
Env vars & secrets management	✓	✓
Instant rollbacks	✗	-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API	✓	✓

Deploy

Git-push auto-deploy

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run✓

Per-PR preview environments

Dokku✗

Google Cloud Run-

Build

Build system

DokkuBuildpacks

Google Cloud RunBuildpacks

Runtime / language breadth

DokkuMultiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection

Google Cloud RunGo, Node.js, Python, Java, .NET Core, Ruby, and any language via containers

Scale

Autoscaling

DokkuNone

Google Cloud RunScale-to-zero

Deployment

Geographic reach

DokkuSingle-region

Google Cloud RunMulti-region

Hosting

DokkuSelf-hosted only

Google Cloud RunCloud only

Data

Bundled managed data services

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run-

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Dokku✗

Google Cloud Run-

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run-

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run✓

Instant rollbacks

Dokku✗

Google Cloud Run-

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run✓

What each one is

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

Dokku

Leader

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

Google Cloud Run

Cloud Run is a hosted service that executes containerized applications or source code on Google's infrastructure with automatic scaling based on traffic. Developers can deploy code in popular languages via containers or source directly, and the platform can automatically build and deploy changes when code is pushed to version 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.

Dokku

Leader

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 2026-08-03verify ↗

Google Cloud Run

HybridFree tier

Free tier: 2 million requests per month. Pay per request when usage exceeds free tier.

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Dokku	Google Cloud Run
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Dokku✗

Google Cloud Run✓

CLI

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dokku✗

Google Cloud Run✓

Self-hosted

Dokku✓

Google Cloud Run✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)

Git
GitHub

Dokku

Leader

20 total - 18 not shared

Docker
Heroku Buildpacks
nginx
Heroku
Slack
Airbrake
Tailscale
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Redis
RabbitMQ
CouchDB
Elasticsearch
RethinkDB
MongoDB
MariaDB
Clickhouse
Varnish

Independently observed

Google Cloud Run

2 total - 0 not shared

Git
GitHub

Independently observed

Still deciding?

Dokku or Google Cloud Run: which one depends on you

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