Best Self-Hosted Platform-as-a-Service Tools

Self-hosted platform-as-a-service tools give you Heroku- or Vercel-style deploys on servers you own — push code, get a running app with HTTPS and a database. The leading options below are compared on how much server they need, how they scale across machines, and how much upkeep each one asks for.

Platform-as-a-ServiceCapRover

A free, open-source PaaS that turns any Docker Swarm server into a one-click app deployment platform, with a built-in reverse proxy, free SSL, and a one-click app marketplace.

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Platform-as-a-ServiceCoolify

An open-source, self-hostable Heroku/Vercel/Netlify alternative — deploy apps, databases, and services to your own servers from a Git push, with one control panel.

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Platform-as-a-ServiceDokku

A lightweight, extensible, open-source PaaS built on Docker — a single-server Heroku alternative that turns a `git push` into a running app via Herokuish buildpacks.

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Platform-as-a-ServiceDokploy

An open-source, self-hostable deployment platform built on Docker Swarm — deploy applications, databases, and static sites from Git with a Vercel/Heroku/Netlify-style UI.

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