# CapRover vs Netlify

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Netlify

| Attribute | CapRover | Netlify |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 57.5 (59% (medium)) | 92 (73% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 45 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 15,142 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | CapRover is an open-source PaaS that simplifies application deployment and management on your own servers. It handles builds, container orchestration, HTTPS provisioning, and scaling without vendor lock-in. | A cloud platform that enables developers to create, deploy, and manage web applications across multiple frameworks and AI-powered workflows. Offers git-based continuous deployment, serverless functions, managed databases, and global CDN infrastructure with integrated AI model access. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","regions":"multi","edge_cdn":false,"runtimes":"Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application","rollbacks":false,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":false,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"global_edge","edge_cdn":true,"runtimes":"JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks and static sites (Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, ","rollbacks":true,"cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"framework","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Docker Compose"}]` | `[{"name":"Optimizely"},{"name":"Builder.io"},{"name":"Contentful"},{"name":"Contentstack"},{"name":"CloudCannon"},{"name":"Crownpeak"},{"name":"Directus"},{"name":"DatoCMS"},{"name":"Hygraph"},{"name":"Kontent.ai"},{"name":"Prismic"},{"name":"Sanity"},{"name":"Sitecore"},{"name":"Storyblok"},{"name":"Strapi"},{"name":"Adobe Experience Manager"},{"name":"Agility CMS"},{"name":"React Bricks"},{"name":"Paligo"},{"name":"Wix"},{"name":"BigCommerce"},{"name":"Commerce Layer"},{"name":"commercetools"},{"name":"Elastic Path"},{"name":"Nacelle"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Spryker"},{"name":"VTEX"},{"name":"Aiven"},{"name":"Squid Cloud"},{"name":"CockroachDB"},{"name":"Couchbase"},{"name":"DataStax"},{"name":"Fauna"},{"name":"Prerender.io"},{"name":"Simple Analytics"},{"name":"Fireproof"},{"name":"HUMAN Security"},{"name":"Stately"},{"name":"Hashicorp Terraform"},{"name":"Nile"},{"name":"Jamsocket"},{"name":"Arcjet"},{"name":"Salesforce Commerce Cloud"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"Kimi"},{"name":"DeepSeek"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://caprover.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:24:11.880Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month with 300 credits","features":["Unlimited deploy previews","Deploy any framework from AI, Git, or API","Agent Runners","Netlify Functions & AI models","Netlify Database","Blob storage","Firewall & basic rate limiting","Global CDN","Custom domains with SSL","Private by default until published"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Build and deploy free forever with essential features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"300/month","concurrent_builds":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Personal","summary":"$9/month with 1,000 credits","features":["Everything in Free","Smart secret detection","1-day observability","Priority email support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For real-world traffic with enhanced observability","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"1000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month with 3,000-20,000 credits based on tier selection","features":["Everything in Personal","Private organization repos","Shared environment variables","3+ concurrent builds (additional $40 each)","30-day analytics & metrics","Environment variable customization per context"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Collaborate faster as a team with advanced features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"3000-20000/month","members":"unlimited","concurrent_builds":"3+"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing with enterprise SLA and support","features":["Everything in Pro","99.99% SLA","Enterprise network tier","High-performance builds (5x faster, 6x more memory)","SSO & SCIM","Log drains","Organization management","24/7 dedicated support","Custom usage limits"],"description":"Scale with confidence and dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Credits","components":[{"per":{"qty":500,"unit":"credits"},"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1500,"unit":"credits"},"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional Concurrent Builds","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional Preview Servers","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free forever with 300 credits/month, or $9–$20/month for professional use; enterprise plans available on quote. Usage-based credits for deploys, compute, bandwidth, and AI inference.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.netlify.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:45:03.674Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 62 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.15.3","date":"2026-08-20T19:42:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.15.2","date":"2026-08-15T01:51:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.15.1","date":"2026-08-08T20:46:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2026-08-05T04:25:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.14.2","date":"2026-05-14T18:08:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v.14.1","date":"2025-11-11T08:57:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.14.0","date":"2025-06-08T21:44:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.13.3","date":"2024-12-01T23:20:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.13.2","date":"2024-11-09T17:41:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.13.1","date":"2024-10-19T18:21:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.12.0","date":"2024-08-17T19:50:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.11.1","date":"2023-09-17T04:08:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.11.0","date":"2023-08-27T20:35:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.10.1","date":"2021-10-10T17:29:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.10.0","date":"2021-09-04T05:07:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2021-02-15T22:46:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.8.2","date":"2020-11-04T00:48:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.8.1","date":"2020-11-01T14:27:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2020-08-16T19:53:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2020-07-03T20:18:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.3 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | CapRover | Netlify |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | ✓ | - |
| Per-PR preview environments | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Dockerfile | Framework-native |
| Runtime / language breadth | Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application | JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks and static sites (Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Horizontal | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | Multi-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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:03:26.765Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*