Comparison

Dokku vs NGINX Proxy Manager

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.

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★Dokku59

NGINX Proxy Manager46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DokkuLeader	NGINX Proxy Manager
vioscaleAI score	59 / 100medium · 54%	46 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
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	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fnginxproxymanager%2Fnginx-proxy-manager&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	20	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,157	34,334
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	61
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	11
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Dokku59 / 100medium · 54%

NGINX Proxy Manager46 / 100low · 35%

Pricing

Free tier

Dokku✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

Model

Dokkuopen_source

NGINX Proxy Manageropen_source

Price level

Dokkufree

NGINX Proxy Managerfree

Transparent

Dokku✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

Integrations

Count

Dokku35

NGINX Proxy Manager2

Security

Scorecard

Dokku5.4

NGINX Proxy Manager–

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

NGINX Proxy ManagerCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fnginxproxymanager%2Fnginx-proxy-manager&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dokku20

NGINX Proxy Manager0

Github stars

Dokku32,157

NGINX Proxy Manager34,334

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dokku100

NGINX Proxy Manager61

Release

Cadence days

Dokku2

NGINX Proxy Manager11

History

Dokku20 items

NGINX Proxy Manager20 items

License

Spdx

DokkuMIT

NGINX Proxy ManagerMIT

Language

Primary

DokkuGo

NGINX Proxy ManagerTypeScript

Market

Availability

DokkuAvailable worldwide

NGINX Proxy Manager–

Content

Faq

Dokku6 items

NGINX Proxy Manager5 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
Feature	Dokku	NGINX Proxy Manager
Autoscaling	none	-
Build system	buildpacks	-
Cli and api	✓	-
Container deploy	✓	-
Custom domains tls	✓	-
Edge cdn	✗	-
Env secrets	✓	-
Git push deploy	✓	-
Hosting	self	-
Managed databases	✓	-
Preview deploys	✗	-
Regions	single	-
Rollbacks	✗	-
Runtimes	Multiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection	-

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

NGINX Proxy Manager

An open-source Docker-based application that simplifies deploying and configuring Nginx proxy servers. It automates SSL certificate provisioning via Let's Encrypt and includes user management, role-based permissions, and audit logging.

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 ↗

NGINX Proxy Manager

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-07verify ↗

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	NGINX Proxy Manager
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Dokku✗

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

Linux

Dokku✗

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

CLI

Dokku✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

Dokku✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

Integrations

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

Dokku

Leader

20 total

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

Independently observed

NGINX Proxy Manager

2 total

Let's Encrypt
Cloudflare

Independently observed

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Dokku or NGINX Proxy Manager: which one depends on you

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