Comparison

Dokku vs Vercel

On the evidence we track, Vercel leads this comparison with a composite score of 93/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Dokku	VercelLeader
Vioscale score	68 / 100low · 21%	93 / 100low · 49%
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,087	-
Optionsdeployment.options	{"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}	{"cloud":true}
Longdescription.long	An open source Platform as a Service that runs on a single server, supporting Git-push deployment of Heroku-compatible applications via buildpacks or Dockerfiles, with automatic container lifecycle management.	Platform for deploying web applications, agents, and serverless functions with global CDN, edge computing, CI/CD, and AI model gateway capabilities.
Capabilitiesfeatures.capabilities	{"hosting":"self","regions":"single","runtimes":"Multiple languages via buildpacks and buildpack detection","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"git_push_deploy":true,"container_deploy":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}	{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"global_edge","edge_cdn":true,"runtimes":"Multiple languages (Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, FastAPI, etc.)","autoscaling":"scale_to_zero","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":false,"custom_domains_tls":true}
Countintegrations.count	3	-
Listintegrations.list	[{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab CI"},{"name":"Woodpecker CI"}]	-
Primarylanguage.primary	Shell	-
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Supportplatform.support	{"cli":true,"linux":true}	{"cli":true,"web":true}
Pricingpricing	{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["Git push deployment","Buildpack/Dockerfile support","Docker container management","Environment variables","Domain/SSL configuration","Process management","Cron tasks","Persistent storage","Plugin extensibility"],"description":"Full Dokku platform"}],"summary":"Free open source. Dokku Pro available (pricing not disclosed).","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dokku.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:43:50.078Z"}	{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free","features":["Automatic CI/CD","Web Application Firewall","Global automated CDN","Fluid compute","DDoS Mitigation","Traffic & performance insights"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"The perfect starting place for your web app or personal project. Import your repo, deploy in seconds.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"isr_reads":"1M/month","invocations":"1M/month","blob_storage":"1GB/month","edge_requests":"1M/month","fast_data_transfer":"100GB/month","provisioned_memory":"360GB-hrs/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month + usage-based overages","features":["All Hobby features","$20 included usage credit","Advanced spend management","Team collaboration & free viewer seats","Faster builds + no queues","Cold start prevention"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Everything you need to build and scale your app. All Hobby features, plus:","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"usage_credit":"$20/month","edge_requests":"10M/month, then $2/1M","fast_data_transfer":"1TB/month, then $0.15/GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["All Pro features","Guest & Team access controls","SCIM & Directory Sync","Managed WAF Rulesets","Multi-region compute & failover","99.99% SLA","Advanced Support"],"description":"Critical security, performance, observability, platform SLAs, and support. All Pro features, plus:","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Advanced Deployment Protection","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier (Hobby). From $20/mo (Pro). Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vercel.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:21:54.838Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}
Free tierpricing.free_tier	Yes	Yes
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Starting gbppricing.starting_gbp	-	20
Transparentpricing.transparent	Yes	Yes
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	1	-
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	Yes
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	Yes
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	Yes
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	Yes
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	Yes
Pcisecurity.pci	-	Yes
Soc2security.soc2	-	Yes

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	-	Dockerfile
Runtime / language breadth	Multiple languages via buildpacks and buildpack detection	Multiple languages (Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, FastAPI, etc.)
Scale
Autoscaling	-	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	✓	✓

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