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Kamal vs Dokploy: catalog facts
Kamal	Dokploy
Free Free and open source, developed by Basecamp.	Freemium Free to self-host; a hosted version is offered with a 7-day free trial.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Zero-downtime deploys and rolling restarts Works on any server you can reach over SSH, without a platform subscription	Builds from Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks or a Dockerfile Native Docker Compose and Docker Swarm support
You still maintain and secure the servers yourself Command-line and configuration file only	You maintain the server and its security yourself Aimed at developers comfortable with Docker concepts
Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
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 October 1, 2026

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