Comparison

Dokku vs Koyeb

On the evidence we track, Koyeb leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Dokku56

★Koyeb81

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Dokku	KoyebLeader
vioscaleAI score	56 / 100medium · 55%	81 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	20
Security
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.4	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
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
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	20	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,124	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	1	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Shell	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Dokku56 / 100medium · 55%

Koyeb81 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Dokku✓

Koyeb✓

Model

Dokkuopen_source

Koyebfreemium

Price level

Dokkufree

Koyeblow

Transparent

Dokku✓

Koyeb✓

Integrations

Count

Dokku7

Koyeb20

Security

Iso27001

Dokku–

Koyeb✓

Scorecard

Dokku5.4

Koyeb–

Soc2

Dokku–

Koyeb✓

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

Koyeb–

Reliability

Sla pct

Dokku–

Koyeb99.99

Status page

Dokku–

Koyeb✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dokku20

Koyeb–

Github stars

Dokku32,124

Koyeb–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dokku100

Koyeb–

Release

Cadence days

Dokku1

Koyeb–

History

Dokku20 items

Koyeb–

License

Spdx

DokkuMIT

Koyeb–

Language

Primary

DokkuShell

Koyeb–

Market

Availability

DokkuAvailable worldwide

KoyebAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Dokku6 items

Koyeb6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Dokku	Koyeb
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	✗	-
Build
Build system	Buildpacks	Dockerfile
Runtime / language breadth	Multiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection	Multiple popular languages and frameworks via Docker and native runtime support
Scale
Autoscaling	None	Scale-to-zero
Deployment
Geographic reach	Single-region	Global edge
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✓

Koyeb✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Dokku✓

Koyeb✓

Per-PR preview environments

Dokku✗

Koyeb-

Build

Build system

DokkuBuildpacks

KoyebDockerfile

Runtime / language breadth

DokkuMultiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection

KoyebMultiple popular languages and frameworks via Docker and native runtime support

Scale

Autoscaling

DokkuNone

KoyebScale-to-zero

Deployment

Geographic reach

DokkuSingle-region

KoyebGlobal edge

Hosting

DokkuSelf-hosted only

KoyebCloud only

Data

Bundled managed data services

Dokku✓

Koyeb✓

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Dokku✗

Koyeb✓

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Dokku✓

Koyeb-

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Dokku✓

Koyeb-

Instant rollbacks

Dokku✗

Koyeb-

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Dokku✓

Koyeb✓

What each one is

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

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

Koyeb

Leader

A cloud platform that enables developers to deploy and scale AI applications, APIs, and managed databases without managing infrastructure. Provides serverless compute with automatic scaling, edge deployment across 50+ global locations, and support for intensive workloads.

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 2026-08-03verify ↗

Koyeb

Leader

from $0.10/moHybridFree tier

From free tier (50 active hours/month) to $96.42/month for Large Postgres; usage-based add-ons for storage and operations at $0.10/GB

FreeFree
- 1GB RAM
- 0.25 CPU
- 50 active hours/month
Small$20.89/month or $0.0000078/second
- 1GB RAM
- 0.25 CPU
Medium$42.85/month or $0.000016/second
- 2GB RAM
- 0.5 CPU
Large$96.42/month or $0.000036/second
- 4GB RAM
- 1 CPU

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	Koyeb
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Dokku✗

Koyeb✓

Linux

Dokku✓

Koyeb✗

CLI

Dokku✓

Koyeb✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dokku✗

Koyeb✓

Self-hosted

Dokku✓

Koyeb✗

On-premise

Dokku✓

Koyeb✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)

Docker
GitHub

Dokku

9 total - 7 not shared

Heroku Buildpacks
nginx
Heroku
Git
Slack
Airbrake
Tailscale

Independently observed

Koyeb

Leader

20 total - 18 not shared

Kubernetes
AWS S3
Google Cloud Storage
Azure Blob Storage
DigitalOcean
Vultr
Wasabi
Scaleway
Minio
Ollama
MistralAI
OpenAI
Anthropic Claude
Google Gemini
Dagger
Neo4j
LlamaIndex
n8n

Independently observed

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