Cool project, but the icon looks like DeepSeek [^1] [1]: https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Wait till you see Docker!
Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
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Re: Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
#12> Managed Hosting: No need to manage your own servers > 1 Servers (You bring the servers) Hmm, am I out of touch, or wouldn't "managed hosting" imply I don't bring the servers? Then the "Free plan" says "Manager your own infrastructure installing dokploy ui in your own server", which sounds the same as the paid plan, except without support I guess? I think if it was a bit more clear what "Managed hosting" means in th…
“Managed hosting” implies that someone else will manage the servers for you, but that doesn’t preclude you owning the servers.
Re: Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
#13> Managed Hosting: No need to manage your own servers > 1 Servers (You bring the servers) Hmm, am I out of touch, or wouldn't "managed hosting" imply I don't bring the servers? Then the "Free plan" says "Manager your own infrastructure installing dokploy ui in your own server", which sounds the same as the paid plan, except without support I guess? I think if it was a bit more clear what "Managed hosting" means in th…
“Managed hosting” implies that someone else will manage the servers for you, but that doesn’t preclude you owning the servers.
Right. So if I go for the paid plan, I give them root access to a server I own, and they'll manage everything from there? What exactly are they managing in that case? Wouldn't that count as self-hosted, as I'm the one who is actually providing the server, from my infrastructure?
Alternatively, the free plan says "Install Dokploy UI on your own infrastructure" + "Self-hosted Infrastructure", implying the paid plan isn't Dokploy on my own infrastructure or self-hosted, how does that fit in with that I bring my own server?
Re: Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
#14Although this solution is as cool as Coolify and will probably improve in the future, I still prefer to Dockerize my applications because, after that, switching between cloud providers becomes easy.
Re: Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
“Managed hosting” implies that someone else will manage the servers for you, but that doesn’t preclude you owning the servers.
Right. So if I go for the paid plan, I give them root access to a server I own, and they'll manage everything from there? What exactly are they managing in that case? Wouldn't that count as self-hosted, as I'm the one who is actually providing the server, from my infrastructure? Alternatively, the free plan says "Install Dokploy UI on your own infrastructure" + "Self-hosted Infrastructure", implying the paid plan isn…
Depend on the contract but maybe they are the one updating the OS, database, etc.
Re: Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
#16Nice one, I am going to check it out. Just curious, is there anything with a forever (until further notice) free tier for toy projects?
Re: Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
#17There is one caveat, though: it is not open source as advertised.
> In the event of a conflict, these provisions shall take precedence over those in the Apache License:
> Restriction on Resale: The multi-node support, Docker Compose file support, Preview Deployments and Multi Server features cannot be sold or offered as a service by any party other than the copyright holder without prior written consent.
> Modification Distribution: Any modifications to the multi-node support, Docker Compose file support, Preview Deployments and Multi Server features must be distributed freely and cannot be sold or offered as a service.
Re: Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
#18The first thing I checked was serverless support, and was pleasently surprised by having containers support instead of the constrained set of options of Vercel and Nelify, not exposing the underlying AWS Lambda capabilities.
Already there some plus points.
Re: Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
So this is a similar model to Coolify, which seems to be a direct competitor. In fact, it looks VERY similar to Coolify, even down to the menus and menu structure. I'd be interested to see a side by side comparison of the two platforms.
Shucks, I don't know about either so I'm guess I'm out of luck :) > Coolify is an open-source & self-hostable alternative to Heroku / Netlify / Vercel / etc. [...] on your own hardware; you only need an SSH connection So Coolify seems strictly non-managed, you manage the hosting itself. While the project in this submission seem to hint at being managed?
Both offer a monetised version where (basically) someone installs it on your server for you and takes care of updates etc. for you.
Re: Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
So this is a similar model to Coolify, which seems to be a direct competitor. In fact, it looks VERY similar to Coolify, even down to the menus and menu structure. I'd be interested to see a side by side comparison of the two platforms.
They have one, although probably somewhat biased: https://docs.dokploy.com/docs/core/comparison
Ah thanks, I was looking in the FAQs, not the docs.