Appliku vs Dokploy (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Appliku and Dokploy share a 2.2 GPA, and only Appliku has a free plan.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Appliku grades higher on ease of use. Dokploy grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Appliku
Django deployment dashboard that runs apps on servers you own
Dokploy
Open-source platform to deploy apps and databases on your own servers
Which one is for you
Pick Appliku if
- Fits if you build Django apps and want to host on your own cloud account
- Works for developers who want a CLI or API driving the deploys
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't use Django, as the product is built for it
- Tight if you stay free: 1 app and 3 successful deploys a week
- Watch out: servers are billed separately by the cloud provider you connect
- Watch out: cron jobs and database backups start at Growth, $18 a month
- Watch out: orders go through Paddle, and refunds are given only for a technical problem Appliku cannot resolve
Pick Dokploy if
- Fits if you want to run apps on your own servers with a dashboard
- Works for solo developers on the Hobby plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want a team: Hobby allows 1 user, 1 organization and 2 environments
- Watch out: you bring the servers, and extra ones are $4.50 a month each
- Skip it if you need roles, 2FA or chat support, which start on Startup
- Not for you if you need SSO, SCIM or audit logs, which need Enterprise
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAApplikuFair | 2.2GPADokployFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CHobby is $10 a month ($100 a year), level with the $10.99 middle of hosting. That is Appliku's fee only; the server is billed by your cloud provider on top. | BHobby is $4.50 per server a month, inside the cheaper quarter, and you bring the servers. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree plan: 1 server, 1 application and 3 successful deployments a week, with community support. You will hit the deploy cap. | CA 7-day trial with no card. After that, nothing free on Cloud, though the software is described as open source. |
| Features | CGit deploys, Celery workers, cron jobs, PostgreSQL, Redis and RabbitMQ, a CLI and an API. It targets Django only, and cron and database backups start at Growth. | CBuilds, multi-server deploys, backups, templates, monitoring, API, CLI and MCP. Hobby is limited to 1 user, 2 environments and 1 backup per database. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect a Git host and a cloud account or SSH server before the first deploy. | DYou connect and run your own servers, which takes command-line and server skills. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb dashboard with GitHub, GitLab, DigitalOcean, AWS and Hetzner, plus a CLI and API. No desktop or phone apps. | BWeb dashboard with an API, CLI, MCP server and several integrations. |
| Best for | deploying Django apps to your own servers | self-hosted deploys with a cloud option |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Appliku and Dokploy. How we grade
Price against what you get
Appliku starts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Dokploy starts at $4.50 a month and scores 2.0.
Appliku scores higher, and starts $3.83 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 2 score higher than Appliku for less, and 11 score higher than Dokploy for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Dokploy is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
At a glance
| Appliku | Dokploy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per month, or $100 a year (Hobby) | $4.50 per server / month on the Cloud Hobby plan |
| Free plan | 1 server, 1 application and 3 successful deployments per week, with unlimited databases and community support. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial on Dokploy Cloud, no credit card required. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Appliku | Dokploy |
| Price read from | appliku.com | dokploy.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Appliku
- Built for Django; other frameworks are not what the product page describes.
- The server itself is billed separately by the cloud provider you connect; the plans here cover Appliku's fee only.
- The Free plan allows 1 application and 3 successful deployments a week, and cron jobs and database backups start at Growth.
- Orders are handled by Paddle as merchant of record; refunds are given only for a technical problem Appliku cannot resolve.
Dokploy
- The Cloud plans are priced per connected server, and you bring the servers; extra servers cost $4.50 a month each.
- The Hobby plan allows 1 user, 1 organization, 2 environments, 1 backup per database and 1 scheduled job per application.
- Role-based permissions, 2FA and email and chat support start on the Startup plan; SSO, SCIM and audit logs need Enterprise.
- The yearly toggle shows a 20% discount but only monthly figures are in the page text; a self-hosted Enterprise option is listed, and the docs call the software free and open source
Key features
Appliku
- Git-based deployments
- Code is deployed from GitHub, GitLab or a custom Git server, and each push can start a repeatable release.
- Your own servers
- Apps run on servers in a cloud account you connect, such as DigitalOcean, AWS or Hetzner, or on any Ubuntu or Debian machine reachable by SSH.
- Django process types
- Web processes (Gunicorn or Uvicorn), Celery workers and beat, release commands and cron jobs are run from one dashboard.
- Databases and queues
- PostgreSQL, Redis and RabbitMQ can be created beside the app, with credentials managed and scheduled backups on paid plans.
- CLI, API and AI agents
- A CLI and API cover the same tasks as the dashboard, and an Appliku skill is offered so AI coding agents can deploy and read logs.
- Free migration
- Every paid plan includes a done-for-you migration of an existing app onto a server you own.
Dokploy
- Flexible builds
- Applications can be built with Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks or a custom Dockerfile, and Docker Compose is supported natively.
- Multi-server deployment
- Applications can be deployed to remote servers, and Docker Swarm clusters are supported for multi-node setups.
- Databases with backups
- MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB and Redis can be managed and backed up from the dashboard.
- Templates
- Open-source templates deploy popular apps such as Supabase, Cal.com and PocketBase in one click.
- Monitoring and notifications
- CPU, memory and network usage are shown in real time, with alerts sent to channels such as Slack, Discord, Telegram and email.
- API, CLI and MCP
- A REST API and a command-line tool are included, and AI tools can connect to Dokploy through MCP.
Plans
Appliku
Free$0
1 server, 1 application, 3 successful deployments a week, unlimited databases, Celery and other queue workers, community support.
Hobby$10
per month, or $100 a year
1 server, unlimited applications and deployments, cluster deployment, custom domains, unlimited team members and email support.
Growth$18
per month, or $180 a year
Everything in Hobby, plus 3 servers, cron jobs and database backups.
Business$39
per month, or $390 a year
Everything in Growth, plus 6 servers.
Enterprise$159
per month, or $1590 a year
Everything in Business, plus unlimited servers and priority support with a 24-hour first response.
Dokploy
Hobby$4.50
per server / month
Unlimited deployments, databases and applications on 1 server, with 1 user, 1 organization and 2 environments. Community support on Discord.
Startup$15
per month, starting at, with extra servers at $4.50 each
Up to 3 servers, 3 organizations, unlimited users and environments, basic roles (Admin, Developer), 2FA, and email and chat support.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited servers, fine-grained roles, SSO/SAML, SCIM, audit logs, white labeling and priority support, available hosted or self-installed. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Appliku
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly billing
Yearly prices are ten times the monthly price, for example Hobby at $100 a year against $10 a month.
Dokploy
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page's billing toggle labels yearly billing as a 20% discount; the yearly figures are not shown in the page text.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Appliku or Dokploy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dokploy is cheaper to start with: $4.50 a month, against $8.33 a month when paid by the year for Appliku. Appliku starts at $10 per month, or $100 a year (Hobby), and Dokploy starts at $4.50 per server / month on the Cloud Hobby plan.
Which has a free plan, Appliku or Dokploy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Appliku has a free plan. Dokploy does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.