Dokploy review (2026): is it worth $4.50 a month?
Open-source platform to deploy apps and databases on your own servers
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Dokploy report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for self-hosted deploys with a cloud option
Dokploy deploys apps and databases to servers you bring, with Cloud plans priced per connected server from $4.50. The cheap plan is limited and the permission features start on higher plans.
Who Dokploy is for
- Fits if you want to run apps on your own servers with a dashboard
- Works for solo developers on the Hobby plan
Who Dokploy is not for
- 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
Why Dokploy gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyHobby is $4.50 per server a month, inside the cheaper quarter, and you bring the servers.
- CFree plan and trialA 7-day trial with no card. After that, nothing free on Cloud, though the software is described as open source.
- CFeaturesBuilds, multi-server deploys, backups, templates, monitoring, API, CLI and MCP. Hobby is limited to 1 user, 2 environments and 1 backup per database.
- DEase of useYou connect and run your own servers, which takes command-line and server skills.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb dashboard with an API, CLI, MCP server and several integrations.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Dokploy'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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Dokploy'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 value for money (B, above 79 of 122) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $4.50 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 28 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 11 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. Dokploy’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 79 of 122, level with 25
- CFree plan and trialAbove 74 of 122, level with 24
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122, level with 85
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 122, level with 39
- 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 Dokploy, or make your own?
Your call
Dokploy 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 $54 a year. Dokploy is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
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, Docker, Traefik and GitHub among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Dokploy’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 Dokploy?
Dokploy is an open-source, self-hostable deployment platform built on Docker and Traefik, presented as an alternative to Heroku, Vercel and Netlify. It deploys applications and Docker Compose projects and manages databases with backups across one or many servers. A paid Cloud edition hosts the dashboard for a monthly fee per connected server, and the site also describes a free, self-installed edition.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Dokploy pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dokploy is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.50 per server / month on the Cloud Hobby plan.
- Starts at
- $4.50 per server / month on the Cloud Hobby plan
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial on Dokploy Cloud, no credit card required.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $4.50per server / month | Unlimited deployments, databases and applications on 1 server, with 1 user, 1 organization and 2 environments. Community support on Discord. |
| Startup | $15per 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited servers, fine-grained roles, SSO/SAML, SCIM, audit logs, white labeling and priority support, available hosted or self-installed. Sold through sales. |
Read from dokploy.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Dokploy before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount20% 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.
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Common questions
Does Dokploy have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Dokploy is listed for Web.
Does Dokploy have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Dokploy is listed for Web.
Is Dokploy open source?
Yes. Dokploy is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does Dokploy have an API?
Yes. Dokploy 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.