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Comparison

Dokploy vs Gigalixir

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

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Platform

Hosting model
BYOC
BYOC
Managed
Managed
Self-Hosted
Self-Hosted
Open source / license
Apache-2.0
Open source / license
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Services
Compute
Compute
Databases
Databases
Managed Databases
Managed Databases
Workloads
APIs
APIs
Backend Services
Backend Services
Background Workers
Background Workers
Real-Time Applications
Real-Time Applications
Static Sites
Static Sites
Web Applications
Web Applications
Capabilities
Deployment Rollbacks
Deployment Rollbacks
Deployment Traffic Splitting
Deployment Traffic Splitting
Preview Environments
Preview Environments
Zero-Downtime Application Deployments
Zero-Downtime Application Deployments

Development & Execution

Deployment & packaging
Docker / OCI
Docker / OCI
Docker Swarm
Docker Swarm
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
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 Dokploy Plans
Plan based Gigalixir account tiers
Software charge
Dokploy can be self-hosted at no software charge on customer-managed infrastructure; infrastructure and operations remain the customer's responsibility.
From $10 per 200 MB-replica / month Standard
Starting price
$4.50 / month per server Hobby
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 Linux server or VPS with Docker and SSH access
  • Customer-managed infrastructure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
Supported providers
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Azure
  • DigitalOcean
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Any compatible Linux server or VPS with Docker and SSH access
  • Customer-managed infrastructure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
Placement control
Unknown
  • Customer-Selected
  • Regional

Security & Compliance

Access & identity
Access Control
Built-in roles with Enterprise custom roles Dokploy organizations; exact role set varies by Cloud, standard self-hosted, and Enterprise edition
Application isolation and role-based access controls Gigalixir-managed application infrastructure
Single Sign-On
OIDC and SAML Dokploy Enterprise Cloud and licensed Enterprise Self-Hosted
Unknown
Deployment Credentials
Unknown
Regenerable API keys and SSH-key authentication Platform API and remote application access
Encryption & secrets
Encryption in Transit
Let's Encrypt TLS certificates Dokploy-managed application domains on customer or Dokploy-operated servers
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
Secrets Management
Deploy-time external vault references Dokploy v0.30+; values are fetched at deployment and not stored in Dokploy; external provider remains operator-owned
Unknown
Encryption at Rest
Unknown
Encrypted application configuration and Standard PostgreSQL data and backups Database encryption applies to Standard databases