Contabo Dokploy VPS vs Dokploy

CDContabo Dokploy VPS8.3Visit Dokploy7.3Visit

Higher score CD Contabo Dokploy VPS #2 in Dokploy Hosting 8.3/10 From €5.50/mo ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Contabo

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Dokploy #5 in Dokploy Hosting 7.3/10 Free plan · paid from $4.50/mo · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Dokploy

• Contabo Dokploy VPS fits best

  Teams comfortable managing their own Dokploy server

• Dokploy fits best

  Teams deploying containers across apps and databases

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Side by side

Feature	CDContabo Dokploy VPS 8.3/10 Visit ↗	Dokploy 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.3	7.3
Ranking	#2 in Dokploy Hosting	#5 in Dokploy Hosting
Best for	Teams comfortable managing their own Dokploy server	Teams deploying containers across apps and databases
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$4.5/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	✓ (best)
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, Linux
Integrations	7 integrations	12 integrations
Features Contabo Dokploy VPS 1/3 · Dokploy 0/3
One-click Dokploy deploy	—	Not published
Managed updates	—	Not published
Custom domain + SSL	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Backup frequency	Not published	Not published
Scaling mode	Manual	Not published
Included storage	100 GB	Not published
Our review
Pros	Plans start at €5.50 per month with 4 vCPU cores and 8 GB RAM. Supports Git deployments, Compose, Swarm, databases and multi-server setups. Includes custom domains, automatic SSL/TLS, monitoring and deployment logs.	Deploy from Git providers, Docker images, and webhooks, with Compose and Stack support Includes managed databases, scheduled S3 backups, and pull-request preview deployments Offers multi-server deployment, plus REST API and CLI access
Cons	You install and maintain Dokploy on the VPS yourself. Scaling is manual rather than automatic. There is no free plan; the VPS is paid even though Dokploy is free to self-host.	Hobby is limited to one server and two environments Multi-server deployment and unlimited environments require a higher plan Autoscaling is not included
Our verdict	Contabo Dokploy VPS pairs Contabo cloud virtual servers with Dokploy, a self-hosted platform for deploying applications, databases and Docker Compose workloads. It suits solo developers and small or mid-market teams that want a browser… Read the review →	Dokploy brings containerized application and database deployment into a platform for developers and teams that want to manage their own infrastructure or use a managed cloud control plane. It supports Git- and Docker-based deployments,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Contabo Dokploy VPS — where it wins

  • Plans start at €5.50 per month with 4 vCPU cores and 8 GB RAM.
  • Supports Git deployments, Compose, Swarm, databases and multi-server setups.
  • Includes custom domains, automatic SSL/TLS, monitoring and deployment logs.

  Where it doesn't

  • You install and maintain Dokploy on the VPS yourself.
  • Scaling is manual rather than automatic.
  • There is no free plan; the VPS is paid even though Dokploy is free to self-host.

• Dokploy — where it wins

  • Deploy from Git providers, Docker images, and webhooks, with Compose and Stack support
  • Includes managed databases, scheduled S3 backups, and pull-request preview deployments
  • Offers multi-server deployment, plus REST API and CLI access

  Where it doesn't

  • Hobby is limited to one server and two environments
  • Multi-server deployment and unlimited environments require a higher plan
  • Autoscaling is not included

• CDContabo Dokploy VPS8.3/10 · From €5.50/mo

  A paid, customer-managed VPS option with Dokploy deployment and multi-server features.

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• Dokploy7.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $4.50/mo · 7-day trial

  A broad deployment toolkit, with free self-hosting and cloud plans from $4.50 per server monthly.

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