Dokploy
by Dokploy · Open-source self-hostable PaaS for app and database deployment
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Overview
Dokploy is an open-source, self-hostable PaaS for deploying applications and databases across one or more servers. It builds apps with Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks, custom Dockerfiles or Docker Compose, routes traffic through Traefik, and scales via Docker Swarm. It also manages MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB and Redis with backups, and exposes a REST API and CLI.
- Best for
- Developers and small teams self-hosting containerised apps and databases on their own servers.
- Pricing
- Cloud plans start at $4.50/month per server (Hobby) and $15/month (Startup), with Enterprise and Agency by quote; an open-source self-hosted option is referenced but its terms are not shown.
- Runs on
- WebSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Open source and self-hostable, with no vendor lock-in
- Builds with Nixpacks, Buildpacks, Dockerfile or Docker Compose
- Manages MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB and Redis backups
- Multi-server deployment plus REST API and CLI access
Trade-offs
- Hobby plan caps you at 1 user, 1 server and 2 environments
- Cloud pricing is per server, so cost rises as you add servers
- SSO, audit logs and fine-grained RBAC require contact-sales Enterprise
- Self-hosting means supplying and maintaining your own servers
How Dokploy markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Dokploy’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Simplify Application and Database Deployments”
- Angle: Simplicity / ease
- Hero: Product video demo
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Dokploy’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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Where this comes from
The Dokploy pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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