# Cloudflare Pages vs Dokku

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Dokku

| Attribute | Cloudflare Pages | Dokku |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 51.5 (21% (low)) | 61.1 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 20 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 32,110 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud deployment platform that connects to your Git repositories and automatically builds and publishes your website. Includes collaboration features, preview links for every change, and integrated analytics. | 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":"cloud","regions":"global_edge","edge_cdn":true,"runtimes":"JavaScript/Node.js","cli_and_api":true,"build_system":"framework","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":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 | 8 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"},{"name":"Cloudflare Access"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Gatsby"},{"name":"Hugo"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Heroku Buildpacks"},{"name":"nginx"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Shell |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier with 500 deploys/month and unlimited seats","features":["Unlimited collaborators","Preview deployments with shareable links","Built-in web analytics","Git integration (GitHub, GitLab)","Custom domains","Cloudflare Access control for preview security"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"deploys":"500/month"}}],"summary":"Free tier available with 500 monthly deploys and unlimited collaborators. Paid plans available (contact sales).","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pages.cloudflare.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:44:16.717Z"}` | `{"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 | yes |
| pricing.model | free | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | 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"}]` |
| 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 | Cloudflare Pages | Dokku |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | - | ✓ |
| Per-PR preview environments | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Framework-native | Buildpacks |
| Runtime / language breadth | JavaScript/Node.js | Multiple languages via Heroku buildpack auto-detection |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | - | None |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | Global edge | Single-region |
| Hosting | Cloud only | 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 2026-09-01T16:51:28.122Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*