# Clever Cloud vs Dokku

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Dokku

| Attribute | Clever Cloud | Dokku |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53.7 (73% (medium)) | 61.1 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 20 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 32,110 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-native platform-as-a-service that handles application deployment, runtime management, and infrastructure maintenance. It emphasizes sovereignty by operating its own datacenters, supports multiple deployment models (cloud, on-premise, air-gapped), and is built on open standards with no vendor lock-in. | Dokku allows developers to build and manage application lifecycles through Git-based deployments to a single server. Applications are automatically built using Dockerfiles or language detection with buildpacks, run in isolated containers, and are managed by Dokku's routing and process control systems. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, Scala, Docker, FrankenPHP, Bun, V language, and othe","autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"build_system":"buildpacks","git_push_deploy":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","regions":"single","edge_cdn":false,"runtimes":"Multiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection","rollbacks":false,"autoscaling":"none","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"buildpacks","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":false,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":false,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 19 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Artifactory"},{"name":"ElasticSearch"},{"name":"Kibana"},{"name":"ElasticAPM"},{"name":"Keycloak"},{"name":"Matomo"},{"name":"Metabase"},{"name":"Otoroshi"},{"name":"Varnish"},{"name":"Redirection.io"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"OVHcloud"},{"name":"Git"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Heroku Buildpacks"},{"name":"nginx"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Shell |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"FR","primaryMarkets":["FR","EU"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["FR","EU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pico","summary":"€4.50/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4.5,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Shared vCPU with 256MB RAM","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Nano","summary":"€6.00/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Shared vCPU with 512MB RAM","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From €4.50/month for compute instances","currency":"EUR","sourceUrl":"https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2015/07/22/new-flavours-pricing-update/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:18:02.805Z","startingPrice":{"amount":4.5,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"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"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.27","date":"2026-08-12T09:28:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.26","date":"2026-08-09T06:27:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.25","date":"2026-07-22T07:42:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.24","date":"2026-07-18T04:28:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.23","date":"2026-07-18T01:37:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.22","date":"2026-07-08T22:53:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.21","date":"2026-07-07T00:21:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.20","date":"2026-06-28T07:17:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.19","date":"2026-07-07T00:23:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.18","date":"2026-07-07T00:22:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.17","date":"2026-06-03T08:34:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.16","date":"2026-06-01T02:22:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.15","date":"2026-05-31T09:19:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.14","date":"2026-05-31T02:18:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.13","date":"2026-05-30T11:43:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.12","date":"2026-05-30T04:15:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.11","date":"2026-05-30T01:30:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.10","date":"2026-05-29T23:48:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.9","date":"2026-05-28T16:44:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dokku/dokku/releases/tag/v0.38.8","date":"2026-05-28T16:44:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.8"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.3 |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Clever Cloud | Dokku |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-PR preview environments | - | ✗ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Buildpacks | Buildpacks |
| Runtime / language breadth | Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, Scala, Docker, FrankenPHP, Bun, V language, and othe | Multiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Horizontal | None |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | Multi-region | Single-region |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Self-hosted 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 2026-09-01T16:51:00.641Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*