Hostwares vs Dokploy

Use Dokploy if you want free, self-hosted software and you're happy operating your own servers - it's a strong project. Use Hostwares if you want the same Docker-based outcomes as a managed service with AI-driven operations from $3/mo.

The software is. The total cost includes your VPS ($5–20/mo) and - the bigger item - your time operating everything: updates, security, backups, incidents. That time is exactly what Hostwares' flat packs and AI agent eliminate.

Yes, smoothly - your apps are Docker containers and Git repos, which is precisely what Hostwares deploys. Databases restore from standard dumps.

Hostwares deploys Dockerfile-based apps from GitHub and offers 326+ pre-composed services (which cover most Compose use cases like Supabase or n8n). For fully custom multi-container topologies, a Hostwares VPS gives you Docker root.

Dokploy Cloud hosts the control panel for you, but you still bring and maintain the actual servers your apps run on. Hostwares manages the entire stack - panel, servers, and workloads.

Resource packs are $2/mo for Micro (0.25 vCPU, 256 MB, 5 GB), $3 for Starter (0.5 vCPU, 512 MB, 10 GB), $7 for Standard (1 vCPU, 2 GB, 25 GB), $18 for Performance (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB) and $35 for Business (4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB). One pack runs one deployment - a site, a database or a service.

No. Entry is $2/mo for a Micro pack. There is no free tier and no signup bonus - if a competitor's free tier covers your project, use it.

No. Packs are a flat monthly price and traffic is not metered, so a busy month costs the same as a quiet one.

No. You pay for resources, not for people. Adding teammates does not change the bill.

Resource packs carry a 7-day money-back guarantee on first purchase. cPanel hosting is a pro-rated refund within the first 7 days if the account has not been used. Servers are a full refund within 48 hours if not provisioned, pro-rated within 7 days. Domains are non-refundable per ICANN policy. Full terms are on the refund policy page.

PayPal, Stripe (card) and bKash, invoice-based. AI credits are a separate balance and are only used for the AI agent, never for hosting.

No. The price you buy at is the price you renew at. There is no introductory rate that steps up later.

Connect a GitHub repository and Hostwares detects the framework and builds it. Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, Node, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP and static sites are detected without configuration. You can also deploy any Docker image or upload a ZIP.

Yes. Connect your GitHub account and private repositories become selectable in the deploy panel.

Yes. Deploy any public or private Docker image with a tag and a port, or let a Dockerfile in your repository drive the build.

Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Redis and MongoDB from $3/mo, with automated backups and a connection string. Each database occupies its own pack.

You get a shell into your own container. You do not get root on the host - if you need kernel modules or arbitrary system packages, an unmanaged VPS is the right tool rather than a managed platform.

Yes. A worker or scheduled job is a separate deployment from the same repository with a different start command, so it needs its own pack.

Most applications build and go live in about 60 seconds. Larger stacks - Supabase runs 14 containers - take a few minutes.

Yes. Custom domains are included on every pack and SSL certificates are issued and renewed automatically once DNS resolves to us. There is no per-domain charge.

Yes, from $9.58/yr for a .com, with DNS management included for domains in your account.

Email mailboxes come with cPanel hosting, which is a separate product from container packs and starts around $1.25/mo equivalent. Container packs do not include mailboxes.

Push the project to GitHub, connect the repository, move your environment variables across, and dump and restore any databases. For most standard applications this is under an hour. Detailed guides exist for Heroku, Vercel and Railway.

Ask through a support ticket. The AI DevOps agent can also perform much of the work directly - connecting the repository, setting environment variables, provisioning a database and diagnosing failed builds.

An AI that operates your infrastructure through conversation - deploying from GitHub, reading build logs, diagnosing failures, setting environment variables, configuring domains and provisioning databases. It is available in the dashboard, from a CLI, and as an MCP server for editors such as Cursor and Claude Desktop.

It uses AI credits, which are a separate balance from hosting. Chat starts at $0.10 and task execution at $0.50. Billing and support questions are free regardless of balance.

Support tickets from the dashboard, with the AI agent available for technical troubleshooting at any hour. We are a small team - if you need a contractual enterprise SLA with named contacts, we do not offer that today.

Managed databases have automated backups. Verify a restore before you rely on it - that advice applies to any provider, ours included.

Deployments run in a single region per container rather than across a global edge network. If your application needs multi-region placement or edge delivery close to users on several continents, a platform built for that is the better choice.

Yes, at /status, showing real-time platform and infrastructure status.

No. We have not completed a SOC 2 audit. If your procurement process requires one, that is a genuine reason to choose a larger provider.

Hostwares LLC was incorporated in Wyoming in 2026, so we are a new platform. If a long uptime track record is your main criterion, an established provider is the honest answer.

Yes. Deployments are standard containers built from your own repository, and databases can be dumped with the usual tools. There is no proprietary format holding your application in place.

Invoices are raised ahead of the due date so you can pay early. After the due date a grace period runs before services are suspended, and suspended services are terminated after 30 days of non-payment. You are emailed at each stage.