TryDirect Portainer CE vs DINAO Portainer Hosting

TPTryDirect Portainer CE8.5Visit DINAO Portainer Hosting7.3Visit

Higher score TP TryDirect Portainer CE #3 in Portainer Hosting 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit TryDirect

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DINAO Portainer Hosting #8 in Portainer Hosting 7.3/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit DINAO

• TryDirect Portainer CE fits best

  Free-start Portainer deployments across major clouds

• DINAO Portainer Hosting fits best

  Teams wanting managed Portainer with access controls

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Side by side

Feature	TPTryDirect Portainer CE 8.5/10 Visit ↗	DINAO Portainer Hosting 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.3
Ranking	#3 in Portainer Hosting	#8 in Portainer Hosting
Best for	Free-start Portainer deployments across major clouds	Teams wanting managed Portainer with access controls
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$9/mo	€12/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	Not checked yet	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Community	Email, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR, PCI DSS, 2FA	GDPR
Integrations	100+ integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TryDirect Portainer CE 1/4 · DINAO Portainer Hosting 1/4
One-click deploy	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Managed updates	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Custom domain + SSL	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Server locations	Not checked yet	2
Our review
Pros	Automatic VPS creation and Portainer CE installation Docker, Kubernetes and Docker Compose support Deployments across AWS, Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Vultr and Linode	DINAO handles Portainer installation and maintenance. Manage Docker containers, stacks, images, volumes, networks and secrets. Supports RBAC, SSO/OIDC and IP-restricted access.
Cons	Portainer CE deployment costs $50 one-time Cloud-provider server charges are billed separately Free plan includes community support rather than email support	Requires a dedicated VPS; shared hosting is not offered. The listed €12 monthly VPS is currently labeled unavailable. The entry plan lists 1 GB memory, 1 vCPU and 20 GB storage.
Our verdict	TryDirect Portainer CE is a deployment template that creates a preconfigured VPS and installs Portainer Community Edition. It is aimed at DevOps engineers, system administrators and software developers who want a web interface for managing… Read the review →	DINAO Portainer Hosting provides a managed Portainer web console on a dedicated VPS in France. It is aimed at organizations that want browser-based administration of Docker environments without relying exclusively on command-line tools.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TryDirect Portainer CE — where it wins

  • Automatic VPS creation and Portainer CE installation
  • Docker, Kubernetes and Docker Compose support
  • Deployments across AWS, Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Vultr and Linode

  Where it doesn't

  • Portainer CE deployment costs $50 one-time
  • Cloud-provider server charges are billed separately
  • Free plan includes community support rather than email support

• DINAO Portainer Hosting — where it wins

  • DINAO handles Portainer installation and maintenance.
  • Manage Docker containers, stacks, images, volumes, networks and secrets.
  • Supports RBAC, SSO/OIDC and IP-restricted access.

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a dedicated VPS; shared hosting is not offered.
  • The listed €12 monthly VPS is currently labeled unavailable.
  • The entry plan lists 1 GB memory, 1 vCPU and 20 GB storage.

• TPTryDirect Portainer CE8.5/10 · Free plan

  A free-start route to Portainer across major clouds, with paid deployment and support tiers.

  Visit TryDirectFull verdict →
• DINAO Portainer Hosting7.3/10 · Paid

  A managed Portainer console for Docker and Swarm, starting at €12 per month.

  Visit DINAOFull verdict →