Dokploy vs Easypanel
| Tagline | Self-hosted PaaS to deploy apps and databases with Docker and Traefik | Modern server control panel to deploy apps, databases, and SSL in one click |
| Category | Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS | Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS |
| Replaces | Heroku, Vercel, Netlify, Render | Heroku, Render, Netlify |
| GitHub stars | 38k | 4.8k |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Simple | 1/5 Minimal |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | One-Click Docker |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 5 days ago | 4 months ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Dokploy
- Licensing has proprietary portions (not fully permissive for all uses), unlike a pure OSS PaaS.
- No managed edge CDN or global anycast network; you supply the infrastructure.
- Relies on Docker Swarm, which is less actively developed than Kubernetes for large-scale orchestration.
- Observability and team/RBAC features are thinner than commercial platforms.
Easypanel
- No multi-server / cluster support in the community edition
- Build caching and CI integration require manual setup
- Less mature than Coolify with a smaller plugin ecosystem
Bottom line
Choose Easypanel if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Dokploy for the larger community and ecosystem. Dokploy has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
Easypanel
Modern server control panel to deploy apps, databases, and SSL in one click