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Dokploy vs PullPreview

Dokploy is an open-source platform for deploying apps (Heroku-like) whereas PullPreview focuses on PR-specific previews.
DokployOpen-source alternative to Heroku, Vercel, and Netlify.PullPreviewDeployment previews for your pull requests, on servers you control

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What it is
Dokploy:Dokploy is an open-source platform for self-hosted multi-server app and database deployments with Docker, Traefik and real-time monitoring.
PullPreview:PullPreview is a GitHub Action that creates live preview environments for PRs on your own AWS Lightsail or Hetzner servers.
Best for
Dokploy:Self-hosted multi-server deployments
PullPreview:Self-hosted pull-request preview environments
Who it’s for
Dokploy:Developers and teams needing flexible, self-hosted PaaS-style deployments.
PullPreview:Developers, product owners, ops and CTOs who want self-hosted PR previews.
Pricing
Dokploy:Freemium
PullPreview:Paid
Plans
Dokploy:Hobby $4.50/mo per server per month · Startup $15/mo per month
PullPreview:Commercial license 300€/year per organization
Open source
Dokploy:Yes, 37,531 GitHub stars
PullPreview:Yes, 201 GitHub stars
Works with
Dokploy:Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks, Docker, Docker Compose, Traefik, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
PullPreview:Docker Compose, AWS Lightsail, Hetzner, Caddy
DevHunt upvotes
Dokploy:19
PullPreview:13
Launched on DevHunt
Dokploy:Jun 2024
PullPreview:Jan 2023

Dokploy features

  • Multi-server Deployments. Deploy applications across multiple remote servers with zero-config setup.
  • Docker Compose Support. Native support for full Docker Compose stacks for complex services.
  • Database Management & Backups. Manage MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Redis with automated backups.
  • Real-time Monitoring & Alerts. Monitor CPU, memory, network and receive alerts for each deployment.
  • API & CLI Access. Automate and extend functionality via a complete REST API and CLI.
  • Docker Swarm Clusters. Scale applications across nodes using built-in Docker Swarm support.
  • Open-source Templates. One-click deployment of popular stacks like Supabase, Cal.com, PocketBase.
  • Advanced User Management. Roles, permissions, 2FA and SSO for secure multi-user environments.
Dokploy on DevHunt →Alternatives

PullPreview features

  • Docker-Compose previews. Deploys any app that runs with Docker Compose without code rewrites.
  • Runs in your cloud account. Uses your own AWS Lightsail or Hetzner VMs, keeping code and data in-house.
  • PR-lifecycle integration. Creates previews on label, redeploys on push, comments status and cleans up on unlabel.
  • Persistent state. Docker volumes keep preview data between redeploys.
  • Auto HTTPS & custom domains. Caddy sidecar provides Let’s Encrypt certificates automatically.
  • Scoped SSH access. Reviewers can SSH using their GitHub keys, no extra credentials needed.
PullPreview on DevHunt →Alternatives

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