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Comparison

Dokku vs Porter

No clear leader: Dokku (58.9) and Porter (56.5) 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 →Porter full profile →
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Dokku59
Porter57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dokku59 / 100medium · 54%
Porter57 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tier
Dokku✓
Porter✗
Model
Price level
Dokkufree
Porterlow
Starting price
Dokku–
Porter$6
Transparent
Dokku✓
Porter✓
Integrations
Count
Dokku35
Porter5
Security
Hipaa
Dokku–
Porter✓
Scorecard
Dokku5.4
Porter–
Soc2
Dokku–
Porter✓
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dokku20
Porter–
Github stars
Dokku32,157
Porter–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dokku100
Porter–
Release
Cadence days
Dokku2
Porter–
History
Dokku20 items
Porter–
License
Spdx
DokkuMIT
Porter–
Language
Primary
DokkuGo
Porter–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Dokku6 items
Porter7 items

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Dokku✓
Porter✓
Deploy arbitrary container image
Dokku✓
Porter✓
Per-PR preview environments
Dokku✗
Porter✓
Build
Build system
DokkuBuildpacks
Porter-
Runtime / language breadth
DokkuMultiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection
PorterJavaScript, Python, Go, and others
Scale
Autoscaling
DokkuNone
PorterHorizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
DokkuSingle-region
PorterMulti-region
Hosting
DokkuSelf-hosted only
PorterCloud + self-hosted
Data
Bundled managed data services
Dokku✓
Porter✓
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Dokku✗
Porter-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Dokku✓
Porter✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Dokku✓
Porter-
Instant rollbacks
Dokku✗
Porter-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Dokku✓
Porter✓

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

Porter

A platform-as-a-service that manages application deployment, scaling, and infrastructure across AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. Handles CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and cluster management automatically while running on your own cloud account.

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 ↗

Porter

from $6/moUsage-based

Usage-based: $6/GB RAM + $13/vCPU per month. Enterprise volume discounts available.

  • Standard$6/GB RAM/mo + $13/vCPU/mo, prorated hourly
    • Deploy from GitHub
    • Unlimited Applications
    • Preview Environments
    • Autoscaling
    • Jobs & Cron Jobs
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Standard
    • Premium Support
    • Advanced RBAC
    • SAML-based SSO
    • Custom Alerts
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dokku✗
Porter✓
CLI
Dokku✓
Porter✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dokku✗
Porter✓
Self-hosted
Dokku✓
Porter✓
On-premise
Dokku✗
Porter✓
Hybrid
Dokku✗
Porter✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • GitHub
  • Tailscale

Dokku

20 total - 18 not shared
  • Docker
  • Heroku Buildpacks
  • nginx
  • Heroku
  • Git
  • Slack
  • Airbrake
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • RabbitMQ
  • CouchDB
  • Elasticsearch
  • RethinkDB
  • MongoDB
  • MariaDB
  • Clickhouse
  • Varnish
Independently observed

Porter

6 total - 4 not shared
  • Helicone
  • Grafana
  • Temporal
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed
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Dokku or Porter: which one depends on you

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