Comparison

Dokku vs Platform.sh

No clear leader: Platform.sh (63.7) and Dokku (61.1) 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.

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Dokku61

Platform.sh64

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Dokku	Platform.sh
Vioscale score	61 / 100low · 42%	64 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	3
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.3	-
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
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	20	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,110	-
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 · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Dokku61 / 100low · 42%

Platform.sh64 / 100medium · 61%

Pricing

Free tier

Dokku✓

Platform.sh✓

Model

Dokkucommercial

Platform.shcommercial

Price level

Dokkufree

Platform.shunknown

Transparent

Dokku✓

Platform.sh✓

Integrations

Count

Dokku3

Platform.sh3

Security

Disclosure policy

Dokku–

Platform.sh✓

Iso27001

Dokku–

Platform.sh✓

Pci

Dokku–

Platform.sh✓

Scorecard

Dokku5.3

Platform.sh–

Soc2

Dokku–

Platform.sh✓

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

Platform.sh–

Reliability

Status page

Dokku–

Platform.sh✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dokku20

Platform.sh–

Github stars

Dokku32,110

Platform.sh–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dokku100

Platform.sh–

Release

Cadence days

Dokku1

Platform.sh–

History

Dokku20 items

Platform.sh–

License

Spdx

DokkuMIT

Platform.sh–

Language

Primary

DokkuShell

Platform.sh–

Market

Availability

DokkuAvailable worldwide

Platform.shAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Dokku	Platform.sh
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	-
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	-
Per-PR preview environments	✗	✓
Build
Build system	Buildpacks	-
Runtime / language breadth	Multiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection	Diverse application types supported
Scale
Autoscaling	None	Horizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach	Single-region	-
Hosting	Self-hosted 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✓

Platform.sh-

Deploy arbitrary container image

Dokku✓

Platform.sh-

Per-PR preview environments

Dokku✗

Platform.sh✓

Build

Build system

DokkuBuildpacks

Platform.sh-

Runtime / language breadth

DokkuMultiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection

Platform.shDiverse application types supported

Scale

Autoscaling

DokkuNone

Platform.shHorizontal

Deployment

Geographic reach

DokkuSingle-region

Platform.sh-

Hosting

DokkuSelf-hosted only

Platform.sh-

Data

Bundled managed data services

Dokku✗

Platform.sh-

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Dokku✗

Platform.sh-

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Dokku✓

Platform.sh✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Dokku✓

Platform.sh-

Instant rollbacks

Dokku✗

Platform.sh-

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Dokku✓

Platform.sh✓

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

Platform.sh

A managed platform-as-a-service that handles infrastructure and security while enabling development teams to test, experiment, and deploy applications at scale. Offers independent resource allocation and scaling for different project components.

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 ↗

Platform.sh

from £0.01/moHybridFree tier15-day trial

From £7.50/project + £8.50/user/month. Pay-as-you-go for resources. 15-day free trial with credits, no card required.

Project resourcesPay for resources provisioned: CPU/memory per hour, storage per GB, plus £7.50/project/month
User license£8.50/user/mo
- Custom project/environment permissions
- Teams management
- MFA enforcement
- SSO: Google, OIDC
Advanced user management£7.50/user/mo
- Advanced permissions
- Teams management
- MFA enforcement
- SSO: Google, OIDC (Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, PingID, Ory)

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

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	Platform.sh
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Dokku✗

Platform.sh✓

Linux

Dokku✓

Platform.sh✗

CLI

Dokku✓

Platform.sh✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dokku✗

Platform.sh✓

Self-hosted

Dokku✓

Platform.sh✗

On-premise

Dokku✓

Platform.sh✗

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

Platform.sh

3 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket

Independently observed

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