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Dokku vs Portainer

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Dokku compared with Portainer
DetailDokkuPortainer
What it doesThe smallest PaaS implementation you've ever seen One platform to deploy, run, secure, and govern Kubernetes across your whole fleet, from a single control plane.
StageEstablished Established
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given NZ
Pricing modelNot given freemium
PricingNot given Free for 3 nodes with all features. Starter plan starts at $1,045/yr for 5-15 nodes. Scale plan at $2,095/yr for 5-25 nodes. Enterprise plan custom-priced for unlimited nodes.
Key features
  • Build and manage application lifecycle
  • Git-based deployment
  • Heroku buildpacks support
  • Docker container isolation
  • Plugin system for extensibility
  • Application scaling
  • Domain configuration
  • SSH key management
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • LDAP and OAuth authentication
  • Fleet governance policies
  • Centralized SSO provider templates
  • Pod security constraints
  • Resource quotas and enforcement
  • Container image registry management
  • Helm chart deployment
What makes it different
  • No vendor lock-in with self-hosted deployment on any hardware
  • Heroku-compatible for easy migration
  • Extensible plugin architecture in any language
  • Simple core designed to be hackable
  • Cost savings on cloud infrastructure
  • One platform consolidates twelve separate tools instead of assembling sixty open-source projects
  • Covers Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, and Podman all from one console with one license
  • One product with one owner, a release cadence, and an end date to integration work
  • Free for 3 nodes with full Business Edition features included
  • Centralized GitOps engine eliminates need for distributed controllers in every cluster
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)67 no change since last check77 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)2733
Citation Flow (Majestic)4552
Referring domains (Majestic)35987554

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