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Kamal vs Dokku: catalog facts
Kamal	Dokku
Free Free and open source, developed by Basecamp.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. A paid Pro edition adds a web…
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Zero-downtime deploys and rolling restarts Works on any server you can reach over SSH, without a platform subscription	A Heroku-style git push deploy on a server you already own Plugin system covers Postgres, Redis, certificates and scheduling
You still maintain and secure the servers yourself Command-line and configuration file only	Single-server by design; scaling out needs something else Command-line driven, with no built-in web interface
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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