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Capistrano vs Deployer: catalog facts
Capistrano	Deployer
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Runs tasks on many servers in parallel over SSH Role and host filtering for targeted commands	Includes recipes for popular PHP frameworks Supports parallel deployments and rollback
Configuration requires knowing some Ruby Focused on SSH deployments rather than containers	Focused on PHP application deployments
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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