Appliku review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Django deployment dashboard that runs apps on servers you own
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Appliku report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for deploying Django apps to your own servers
Appliku deploys Django apps to servers in your own cloud account, running web and worker processes with HTTPS and databases. The free plan allows 1 server, 1 app and 3 deploys a week, you pay your cloud provider separately for the servers, and it is built for Django only.
Who Appliku is for
- 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
Who Appliku is not for
- 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
Why Appliku gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyHobby 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.
- CFree plan and trialFree plan: 1 server, 1 application and 3 successful deployments a week, with community support. You will hit the deploy cap.
- CFeaturesGit 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.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect a Git host and a cloud account or SSH server before the first deploy.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb dashboard with GitHub, GitLab, DigitalOcean, AWS and Hetzner, plus a CLI and API. No desktop or phone apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Appliku's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Appliku's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 74 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 57 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 50 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Appliku’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 122, level with 65
- CFree plan and trialAbove 74 of 122, level with 24
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122, level with 85
- CEase of useAbove 40 of 122, level with 82
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 57 of 122, level with 65
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Appliku, or make your own?
Your call
Appliku sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $100 a year.
What you could make
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- It plugs into other products, GitHub, GitLab and DigitalOcean among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Appliku’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Appliku?
Appliku is a deployment platform for Django apps. You connect a Git host and a cloud account (or any Ubuntu or Debian server with SSH), and it builds the app, runs migrations, starts web and worker processes and sets up HTTPS. The servers stay in your own cloud account, and a CLI and API let scripts or AI coding agents drive it.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Appliku pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Appliku has a free plan, and paid plans start at $10 per month, or $100 a year (Hobby).
- Starts at
- $10 per month, or $100 a year (Hobby)
- Free plan
- 1 server, 1 application and 3 successful deployments per week, with unlimited databases and community support.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 server, 1 application, 3 successful deployments a week, unlimited databases, Celery and other queue workers, community support. |
| Hobby | $10per month, or $100 a year | 1 server, unlimited applications and deployments, cluster deployment, custom domains, unlimited team members and email support. |
| Growth | $18per month, or $180 a year | Everything in Hobby, plus 3 servers, cron jobs and database backups. |
| Business | $39per month, or $390 a year | Everything in Growth, plus 6 servers. |
| Enterprise | $159per month, or $1590 a year | Everything in Business, plus unlimited servers and priority support with a 24-hour first response. |
Read from appliku.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Appliku before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free on yearly billing
Yearly prices are ten times the monthly price, for example Hobby at $100 a year against $10 a month.
Stated on appliku.com
Works with
- GitHub
- GitLab
- DigitalOcean
- AWS
- Hetzner
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- RabbitMQ
Appliku alternatives
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- Appliku vs Render
Free plan · from $25/mo
- Appliku vs Heroku
From $5/mo
Common questions
Does Appliku have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Appliku is listed for Web.
Does Appliku have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Appliku is listed for Web.
Is Appliku open source?
Appliku is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Appliku have an API?
Yes. Appliku offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.