Dokku vs Google Cloud Run
Dokku
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Google Cloud Run
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| Figure | Dokku | Google Cloud Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Platform As A Service Paas Software | 8.3 (#5) | 7.3 (#12) |
| Spec score · Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software | 8.3 (#6) | 7.4 (#18) |
| Spec score · PaaS tools | 8.3 (#6) | 7.3 (#23) |
| Integrations | Official plugins include PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Let's Encrypt. | Recommended integrations include Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, Cloud Deploy, Google Cloud Observability, Firestore, Spanner, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Memorystore, BigQuery, and Secret Manager. |
| Security | Dokku recommends SSH key-based authorization for pushing to a server. | Cloud Run runs on Google's Borg infrastructure, and its service endpoints use TLS termination and encrypted channels to the appropriate region. |
| Support | Dokku Pro includes email support from the maintainers. | All Google Cloud customers, including free-trial customers, get Basic Support with documentation, community forums, billing assistance, and Active Assist. |
Plans
In their own words
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.
Google Cloud Run
Google Cloud Run has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.