Comparison

Dokku vs Railway

On the evidence we track, Railway leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Dokku59

★Railway80

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Dokku	RailwayLeader
vioscaleAI score	59 / 100medium · 54%	80 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$5
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	35	7
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2, HIPAA
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
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	32,157	-
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
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Dokku59 / 100medium · 54%

Railway80 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Free tier

Dokku✓

Railway✓

Model

Dokkuopen_source

Railwayfreemium

Price level

Dokkufree

Railwaylow

Starting price

Dokku–

Railway$5

Transparent

Dokku✓

Railway✓

Integrations

Count

Dokku35

Railway7

Security

Certifications

Dokku–

RailwaySOC 2, HIPAA

Disclosure policy

Dokku–

Railway✓

Gdpr

Dokku–

Railway✓

Hipaa

Dokku–

Railway✓

Scorecard

Dokku5.4

Railway–

Soc2

Dokku–

Railway✓

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

Railway–

Reliability

Sla pct

Dokku–

Railway99.99

Status page

Dokku–

Railway✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dokku20

Railway–

Github stars

Dokku32,157

Railway–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dokku100

Railway–

Release

Cadence days

Dokku2

Railway–

History

Dokku20 items

Railway–

License

Spdx

DokkuMIT

Railway–

Language

Primary

DokkuGo

Railway–

Market

Availability

DokkuAvailable worldwide

RailwayAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Dokku6 items

Railway6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Dokku	Railway
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	Multi-language support via Railpack auto-detection and templates
Scale
Autoscaling	None	Horizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach	Single-region	Multi-region
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud + self-hosted
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✓

Railway✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Dokku✓

Railway✓

Per-PR preview environments

Dokku✗

Railway✓

Build

Build system

DokkuBuildpacks

RailwayDockerfile

Runtime / language breadth

DokkuMultiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection

RailwayMulti-language support via Railpack auto-detection and templates

Scale

Autoscaling

DokkuNone

RailwayHorizontal

Deployment

Geographic reach

DokkuSingle-region

RailwayMulti-region

Hosting

DokkuSelf-hosted only

RailwayCloud + self-hosted

Data

Bundled managed data services

Dokku✓

Railway✓

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Dokku✗

Railway✓

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Dokku✓

Railway✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Dokku✓

Railway✓

Instant rollbacks

Dokku✗

Railway✓

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Dokku✓

Railway✓

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

Railway

Leader

A cloud deployment service that connects to your code repository, automatically builds and deploys applications, provides integrated databases and monitoring, and handles scaling and traffic management.

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 ↗

Railway

Leader

from $5/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier + Hobby ($5/month) + Pro ($20/month) + Enterprise (custom). Sandbox infrastructure metered at $50/GB RAM, $50/vCPU, $0.05/GB egress.

FreeFree
- 30-day free trial with $5 credits
- Up to 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB RAM per service
- Community support
Hobby$5/month included credits
- Up to 48 vCPU / 48 GB RAM per service
- Up to 5 replicas at 8 vCPU / 8 GB RAM
- Single developer workspace
- 99.9% Availability Target
- Global regions
- +11 more
Pro$20/month included credits
- Up to 1,000 vCPU / 1 TB RAM per service
- Up to 42 replicas at 24 vCPU / 24 GB RAM
- Railway Support
- 99.99% Availability Target
- Concurrent global regions
EnterpriseContact sales
- 18-Month Audit Log Retention
- Role-Based Access Control
- HIPAA Business Associate Agreements
- 99.999% Availability Target
- Isolated Linux VMs for agents, builds, and untrusted code
- +4 more

as of 2026-09-23verify ↗

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	Railway
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Dokku✗

Railway✓

iOS

Dokku✗

Railway✓

Android

Dokku✗

Railway✓

CLI

Dokku✓

Railway✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dokku✗

Railway✓

Self-hosted

Dokku✓

Railway✓

Integrations

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

In common (7)

Docker
GitHub
Slack
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Redis
MongoDB

Dokku

20 total - 13 not shared

Heroku Buildpacks
nginx
Heroku
Git
Airbrake
Tailscale
RabbitMQ
CouchDB
Elasticsearch
RethinkDB
MariaDB
Clickhouse
Varnish

Independently observed

Railway

Leader

11 total - 4 not shared

Discord
Email
ChatGPT
Grok

Independently observed

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