Cloud Foundry vs Dokku
Cloud Foundry
cloudfoundry.org
Dokku
dokku.comSide by side
| Figure | Cloud Foundry | Dokku |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 2 |
| Spec score · Platform As A Service Paas Software | 8.4 (#4) | 8.3 (#5) |
| Spec score · Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software | 8.3 (#5) | 8.3 (#6) |
| Spec score · PaaS tools | 8.3 (#5) | 8.3 (#6) |
| Security | Cloud Foundry documents API security using UAA and SSL, role-based access control, encrypted app configuration storage, and secure app containers. | Dokku recommends SSH key-based authorization for pushing to a server. |
| Support | The Cloud Foundry site links users to technical documentation, training, and technical support resources. | Dokku Pro includes email support from the maintainers. |
| What it does | Cloud Foundry is an open-source application platform for building, testing, deploying, and scaling cloud-native apps across a choice of clouds, frameworks, and languages. | Dokku is an extensible, open-source Platform as a Service that runs on a single server and builds and runs applications from a Git push. |
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Cloud Foundry
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Dokku
Dokku is a self-hosted Platform as a Service for building and running applications from Git pushes on a server you choose. It can deploy applications with Heroku buildpacks, Dockerfiles, or Docker images, targeting a single server, Docker containers, or a K3s cluster. Dokku routes web processes, manages background processes and automated cron tasks, and supports deployment rollback and audit logs. Its plugin architecture allows users to add functionality, with official plugins for PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Let’s Encrypt. Per-application SSL/TLS certificate management is supported, and HTTPS responses have HSTS enabled by default. Dokku recommends SSH key authorization for pushes. The free open-source plan costs nothing. Dokku Pro costs $849, paid once and adds a web interface, JSON API, HTTP(S) app push, management tools, scaling, logs, team management, and email support.