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Dokploy vs Spawned

Provides a hosted Vercel-like platform, whereas Dokploy is self-hosted and open source.
DokployOpen-source alternative to Heroku, Vercel, and Netlify.SpawnedA Vercel for your own Cloud.

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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.
Spawned:Spawned is an all-in-one cloud platform to deploy containers, databases, functions and full-stack apps on infrastructure you own.
Best for
Dokploy:Self-hosted multi-server deployments
Spawned:Unified deployment on self-hosted cloud
Who it’s for
Dokploy:Developers and teams needing flexible, self-hosted PaaS-style deployments.
Spawned:Developers and teams who want to manage their own cloud resources across AWS, GCP, Azure or Kubernetes.
Pricing
Dokploy:Freemium
Spawned:Freemium
Plans
Dokploy:Hobby $4.50/mo per server per month · Startup $15/mo per month
Spawned:Developer $20 per month · Pro $100 per month · Scale $399 per month
Open source
Dokploy:Yes, 37,531 GitHub stars
Spawned:—
Works with
Dokploy:Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks, Docker, Docker Compose, Traefik, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Spawned:AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Kubernetes, GitHub, Terraform
DevHunt upvotes
Dokploy:19
Spawned:68
Launched on DevHunt
Dokploy:Jun 2024
Spawned:Jul 2026

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.
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Spawned features

  • CLI installer. One-line script installs the Spawned CLI for local management.
  • Agentic infrastructure. AI agents can provision and connect resources directly in your cloud account.
  • Unified dashboard. View deployments, environments, logs and policies from a single surface.
  • Terraform-compatible exports. All resources are exportable as Terraform code from the start.
  • Managed cloud option. Try Spawned on shared cloud credits without owning an account.
  • Spend alerts & budgets. Set usage limits and receive alerts to avoid unexpected cloud bills.
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