Stackspin vs Goletro

SStackspin7.1Visit Goletro6.8Visit

Higher score S Stackspin #6 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 7.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Stackspin

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Goletro #8 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 6.8/10 Free plan · paid from $15/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Goletro

• Stackspin fits best

  Small teams hosting a curated app stack

• Goletro fits best

  Teams managing apps across their own servers

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Side by side

Feature	SStackspin 7.1/10 Visit ↗	Goletro 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.1	6.8
Ranking	#6 in Self-Hosted App Hosting	#8 in Self-Hosted App Hosting
Best for	Small teams hosting a curated app stack	Teams managing apps across their own servers
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$15/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Email	Email, Community, Docs, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Stackspin 2/2 · Goletro 0/2
Managed app updates	✓ (best)	—
Automated backups	✓ (best)	—
Specs
App catalog size	Not published	400 apps
App deployment	One_click	One_click
Backup retention	Not published	Not published
Server regions	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Dashboard installs and manages a focused collaboration app catalog Unified users and OpenID single sign-on across supported apps Automatic updates, optional Velero backups, and Grafana/Prometheus monitoring	400+ one-click templates cover a broad range of apps Connects to user-provided servers and cloud providers SSL, monitoring, backups, and team controls are available
Cons	Requires configuring and managing your own Kubernetes cluster App choices are limited to a defined catalog of supported tools Backups are optional and require Velero and S3-compatible storage setup	Goletro manages deployments but does not provide hosting Starter limits use to 1 connected server and 5 deployed apps Starter has no automated backups; managed updates are not listed
Our verdict	Stackspin is an open-source platform for deploying and managing self-hosted collaboration applications. It is aimed at civil society organizations and value-driven teams that want a shared operating layer for tools such as Nextcloud,… Read the review →	Goletro is a server management platform for people and teams who want to deploy open-source applications on infrastructure they provide. Its web app connects to user-provided servers and cloud providers; it is a management layer, not a… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Stackspin — where it wins

  • Dashboard installs and manages a focused collaboration app catalog
  • Unified users and OpenID single sign-on across supported apps
  • Automatic updates, optional Velero backups, and Grafana/Prometheus monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires configuring and managing your own Kubernetes cluster
  • App choices are limited to a defined catalog of supported tools
  • Backups are optional and require Velero and S3-compatible storage setup

• Goletro — where it wins

  • 400+ one-click templates cover a broad range of apps
  • Connects to user-provided servers and cloud providers
  • SSL, monitoring, backups, and team controls are available

  Where it doesn't

  • Goletro manages deployments but does not provide hosting
  • Starter limits use to 1 connected server and 5 deployed apps
  • Starter has no automated backups; managed updates are not listed

• SStackspin7.1/10 · Free plan

  Free, open-source app hosting for teams willing to manage Kubernetes.

  Visit StackspinFull verdict →
• Goletro6.8/10 · Free plan · paid from $15/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

  A broad app catalog and server controls, with no hosting included.

  Visit GoletroFull verdict →