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Dokploy
Self-hosted deployment platform for Docker apps and databases.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep it — Anthropic has not replaced it
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the dev tools job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Managed platforms bundle AI deploy assistants. Anthropic, March 1, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Coolify and Render.
- What the call is worth nothing to cancel
- No paid entry tier tracked, so there is no subscription to cancel.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Anthropic
- Since
- March 1, 2025
- List price
- free
- Per year
- —
The backstory
Dokploy is Coolify's younger rival and the pitch is identical: one VPS, a web UI, git-push deploys, backups, no per-seat billing. Both grew because the cost of generating another side project dropped to near zero while the cost of hosting it did not.
Escape hatches
C
Coolify Larger community.
coolify.io open_in_new R
Render Managed with a free tier.
render.com open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.