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Render

Render's hosted platform that deploys web services, workers, cron jobs and managed Postgres from a git repository. A closed product from Render.

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4 alternatives to Render
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CoolifyFull replacement63kApache-2.0Open sourceYesPHPv4.4.02026-10-06
DokployFull replacement38kOtherOpen coreYesTypeScriptv0.30.82026-10-05
CapRoverFull replacement15kOtherNot checkedYesTypeScriptv1.15.42026-10-06
KuberoFull replacement4.4kGPL-3.0Open sourceYesTypeScriptv3.1.12026-09-09

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CoolifyFull replacement

An open-source, self-hostable PaaS alternative to Vercel, Heroku & Netlify that lets you easily deploy static sites, databases, full-stack applications and 280+ one-click services on your own servers.

Services, databases, scheduled tasks and pull request previews from a dashboard, on servers you bring.

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PHP
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Apache-2.0
Stars
63k
Latest
v4.4.0
Last push
2026-10-06
DokployFull replacement

Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku.

Applications, databases, scheduled jobs and preview deployments from a dashboard, on servers you bring.

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TypeScript
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Other
Stars
38k
Latest
v0.30.8
Last push
2026-10-05
CapRoverFull replacement

Scalable PaaS (automated Docker+nginx) - aka Heroku on Steroids

Web services and one-click databases from a dashboard or a git webhook, on servers you bring.

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TypeScript
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Other
Stars
15k
Latest
v1.15.4
Last push
2026-10-06
KuberoFull replacement

A free and self-hosted PaaS alternative to Heroku / Netlify / Coolify / Vercel / Dokku / Portainer running on Kubernetes

Web services, add-ons and pull request review apps from a dashboard, on a Kubernetes cluster you run.

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TypeScript
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GPL-3.0
Stars
4.4k
Latest
v3.1.1
Last push
2026-09-09

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