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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.
At a glanceDokkuHeroku
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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