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Comparison

Dokku vs Gigalixir

Compare categories, runtimes, pricing, regions, infrastructure, and platform trade-offs.

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Platform

Hosting model
Managed
Managed
Self-Hosted
Self-Hosted
Open source / license
MIT
Open source / license
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Services
Compute
Compute
Managed Databases
Managed Databases
Workloads
APIs
APIs
Backend Services
Backend Services
Background Workers
Background Workers
Real-Time Applications
Real-Time Applications
Scheduled Jobs
Scheduled Jobs
Static Sites
Static Sites
Web Applications
Web Applications
Capabilities
Deployment Rollbacks
Deployment Rollbacks
Deployment Traffic Splitting
Deployment Traffic Splitting
Zero-Downtime Application Deployments
Zero-Downtime Application Deployments

Development & Execution

Deployment & packaging
Docker / OCI
Docker / OCI
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Self-hosted
Self-hosted
Serverless (Managed Runtime)
Serverless (Managed Runtime)
Runtimes
.NET Runtime
.NET Runtime
Custom Runtime
Custom Runtime
JVM
JVM
Node.js
Node.js
Python Runtime
Python Runtime
Languages
C#
C#
Clojure
Clojure
Elixir
Elixir
Go
Go
Java
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript
PHP
PHP
Python
Python
Ruby
Ruby
Rust
Rust
Scala
Scala
TypeScript
TypeScript
Frameworks
Django
Django
Express.js
Express.js
FastAPI
FastAPI
Laravel
Laravel
Next.js
Next.js
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Spring Boot
Spring Boot

Pricing

Billing basis
Plan based Dokku Software
Plan based Gigalixir account tiers
Software charge
Dokku Core and Dokku Pro run on customer-managed servers; infrastructure, storage, transfer, backups, monitoring, and administration are separate.
From $10 per 200 MB-replica / month Standard
Starting price
$849 one-time Dokku Pro
From $10 per 200 MB-replica / month Standard
Free entry / commitment
Free plan Available in public plans
Recurring free allowances Credit card required

Infrastructure & Availability

Infrastructure provider
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Azure
  • DigitalOcean
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Any compatible Ubuntu or Debian server, virtual machine, dedicated server, or supported K3s cluster
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
Supported providers
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Azure
  • DigitalOcean
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Any compatible Ubuntu or Debian server, virtual machine, dedicated server, or supported K3s cluster
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
Placement control
Unknown
  • Customer-Selected
  • Regional

Security & Compliance

Access & identity
Deployment Credentials
SSH public keys Git deployment access to a self-hosted Dokku instance; host security remains operator-owned
Regenerable API keys and SSH-key authentication Platform API and remote application access
Access Control
Unknown
Application isolation and role-based access controls Gigalixir-managed application infrastructure
Encryption & secrets
Encryption at Rest
Unknown
Encrypted application configuration and Standard PostgreSQL data and backups Database encryption applies to Standard databases
Encryption in Transit
Unknown
Automatic TLS certificates for application endpoints; internal service/component traffic uses TLS Erlang distribution is not encrypted by default; PostgreSQL TLS enforcement may require configuration