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Dokku vs Heroku

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Dokku

Self-hosted Heroku clone.

Open sourceOpen source
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Heroku

The original PaaS for apps.

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At a glance
Pricing
DokkuOpen source
Heroku$5/mo
Pricing model
DokkuOpen source
HerokuPaid
Founded
Dokku
Heroku2007
Location
Dokku
Heroku
Bootstrapped
Dokku
Heroku
Open source
DokkuYes
Heroku
Category
Dokku
HerokuHosting & Deployment
Indie alternatives
Dokku0
Heroku6
Founders
Dokku
Heroku

Key differences

  • Funding

    Dokku is bootstrapped / open source; Heroku is venture-backed.

  • Open source

    Dokku is open source; Heroku is closed source.

  • Indie alternatives

    Dokku has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Heroku has 6.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

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