Dokku has spent more than a decade as the preferred minimal open-source PaaS for those who want the Heroku experience without the bill. In 2025, with Heroku revived under Salesforce and Kubernetes dominant, it still holds a surprisingly healthy niche.
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Railway and Render: deployment platforms without surprises
Railway and Render have spent years filling the gap between Vercel and AWS. By autumn 2025 their pitch has matured enough for a field-tested assessment: where they beat Heroku, where Fly still wins, and what happens when a bill grows.
Read moreRailway and Render: deployment platforms without surprises
Railway and Render have spent years filling the gap between Vercel and AWS. By autumn 2025 their pitch has matured enough for a field-tested assessment: where they beat Heroku, where Fly still wins, and what happens when a bill grows.
Read moreDokploy: lightweight deployment on top of Docker Swarm
Dokploy has emerged this summer as the most talked-about open-source alternative to Vercel and Render. It promises simplicity on top of Docker Swarm without the weight of Kubernetes or provider lock-in. Let’s examine how it delivers and where the promise breaks.
Read moreDokploy: lightweight deployment on top of Docker Swarm
Dokploy has emerged this summer as the most talked-about open-source alternative to Vercel and Render. It promises simplicity on top of Docker Swarm without the weight of Kubernetes or provider lock-in. Let’s examine how it delivers and where the promise breaks.
Read moreCoolify: a self-hosted Vercel on your own infrastructure
Coolify promises the Vercel or Heroku experience on your own servers. After several months using it on production VPS, I describe where it shines, where it falls short, and which team profile should consider it.
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