Comparison

Dokku vs Vercel

On the evidence we track, Vercel leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Dokku56

★Vercel85

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Dokku	VercelLeader
vioscaleAI score	56 / 100medium · 55%	85 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	2
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.4	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://vercel.com/docs/cdn-security/security-headers
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%

Vercel85 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Dokku✓

Vercel✓

Model

Dokkuopen_source

Vercelfreemium

Price level

Dokkufree

Vercellow

Transparent

Dokku✓

Vercel✓

Integrations

Count

Dokku7

Vercel2

Security

Disclosure policy

Dokku–

Vercel✓

Gdpr

Dokku–

Vercel✓

Hipaa

Dokku–

Vercel✓

Iso27001

Dokku–

Vercel✓

Pci

Dokku–

Vercel✓

Scorecard

Dokku5.4

Vercel–

Soc2

Dokku–

Vercel✓

Trust center

Dokku–

Vercelhttps://vercel.com/docs/cdn-security/security-headers

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

Vercel–

Reliability

Sla pct

Dokku–

Vercel99.99

Status page

Dokku–

Vercel✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dokku20

Vercel–

Github stars

Dokku32,124

Vercel–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dokku100

Vercel–

Release

Cadence days

Dokku1

Vercel–

History

Dokku20 items

Vercel–

License

Spdx

DokkuMIT

Vercel–

Language

Primary

DokkuShell

Vercel–

Market

Availability

DokkuAvailable worldwide

VercelAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Dokku6 items

Vercel6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Dokku	Vercel
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	TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Next.js
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✓

Vercel✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Dokku✓

Vercel✓

Per-PR preview environments

Dokku✗

Vercel✓

Build

Build system

DokkuBuildpacks

VercelDockerfile

Runtime / language breadth

DokkuMultiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection

VercelTypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Next.js

Scale

Autoscaling

DokkuNone

VercelScale-to-zero

Deployment

Geographic reach

DokkuSingle-region

VercelGlobal edge

Hosting

DokkuSelf-hosted only

VercelCloud only

Data

Bundled managed data services

Dokku✓

Vercel-

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Dokku✗

Vercel✓

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Dokku✓

Vercel✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Dokku✓

Vercel-

Instant rollbacks

Dokku✗

Vercel✓

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Dokku✓

Vercel✓

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

Vercel

Leader

A cloud platform that enables developers and AI agents to build, deploy, and scale web applications and services globally. Offers integrated developer tools, serverless functions, container deployment, and infrastructure for coordinating intelligent agents.

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 ↗

Vercel

Leader

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing. Log Drains: $0.50/GB beyond 20GB free tier

Log DrainsFree

as of 2026-09-04verify ↗

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

Platforms

Web

Dokku✗

Vercel✓

Linux

Dokku✓

Vercel✗

CLI

Dokku✓

Vercel✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dokku✗

Vercel✓

Self-hosted

Dokku✓

Vercel✗

On-premise

Dokku✓

Vercel✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)

GitHub
Slack

Dokku

9 total - 7 not shared

Docker
Heroku Buildpacks
nginx
Heroku
Git
Airbrake
Tailscale

Independently observed

Vercel

Leader

3 total - 1 not shared

Statsig

Independently observed

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