Dokploy replaces 15 paid apps
One open-source tool, 15 subscriptions it can stand in for. Each pairing below is curated and verified by hand, with the honest catch spelled out. No votes, no pay-to-list.
licenseApache-2.0
runsyour server
setupnot verified by us yet — check the repo README
facts verified 2026-08-29
Open-source PaaS using Docker/Traefik to deploy apps, Compose stacks, and databases across one or many servers
the verdict →all Netlify alternatives →
A newer self-hosted PaaS for apps and databases, with previews, TLS, logs, and backups in the same control plane.
the catchDokploy offers self-hosted previews and web deployments, but Next.js-specific optimizations, edge functions, global delivery, and provider-managed scaling are far less automatic than Vercel.
the verdict →all Vercel alternatives →
A newer self-hosted PaaS for apps and databases, with previews, TLS, logs, and backups in the same control plane.
the catchDokploy offers a modern self-hosted PaaS, but it lacks Heroku's provider-managed dynos, add-on marketplace, support, and hands-off infrastructure.
the verdict →all Heroku alternatives →
A newer self-hosted PaaS for apps and databases, with previews, TLS, logs, and backups in the same control plane.
the catchDokploy supplies TLS, logs, previews, and backups, but you still own the host, networking, capacity, patching, and high availability that Render manages.
the verdict →all Render alternatives →
A small self-hosted app platform with container deploys, TLS, logs, monitoring, and database backups.
the verdict →all DigitalOcean App Platform alternatives →
Open-source PaaS using Docker/Traefik to deploy apps, Compose stacks, and databases across one or many servers
the verdict →all Cloudflare Workers alternatives →
Open-source PaaS using Docker/Traefik to deploy apps, Compose stacks, and databases across one or many servers
the verdict →all Convex alternatives →
Open-source PaaS using Docker/Traefik to deploy apps, Compose stacks, and databases across one or many servers
the verdict →all Firebase Blaze alternatives →
A newer self-hosted PaaS for apps and databases, with previews, TLS, logs, and backups in the same control plane.
the catchDokploy brings apps, databases, previews, and backups to your own servers, but global placement, Anycast networking, and provider-managed capacity are not included.
the verdict →all Fly.io alternatives →
Open-source PaaS using Docker/Traefik to deploy apps, Compose stacks, and databases across one or many servers
the verdict →all MongoDB Atlas alternatives →
Deploy Postgres, schedule backups, and restore it from the same self-hosted control plane.
the verdict →all Neon alternatives →
Run MySQL on your own host with managed deployment and backups; schema branching is the thing you give up.
the verdict →all PlanetScale alternatives →
A newer self-hosted PaaS for apps and databases, with previews, TLS, logs, and backups in the same control plane.
the catchDokploy has a polished apps-and-databases control plane, but server security, capacity, backups, upgrades, and outages remain yours instead of Railway's.
the verdict →all Railway alternatives →
Open-source PaaS using Docker/Traefik to deploy apps, Compose stacks, and databases across one or many servers
the verdict →all Supabase Pro alternatives →
Open-source PaaS using Docker/Traefik to deploy apps, Compose stacks, and databases across one or many servers
the verdict →all Turso alternatives →last updated 2026-08-29 · up to $708/yr replaced · no votes, no pay-to-list