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CapRover vs Dokku: catalog facts
CapRover	Dokku
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. A paid Pro edition adds a web…
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Automatic reverse proxy and certificates for every deployed application One-click store for databases and common services	A Heroku-style git push deploy on a server you already own Plugin system covers Postgres, Redis, certificates and scheduling
Built around Docker Swarm, which has limited momentum today Single-server setups have no high availability	Single-server by design; scaling out needs something else Command-line driven, with no built-in web interface
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is 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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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