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Dokku vs Epinio
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Dokku | Epinio |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 32k | 612 |
| Latest | v0.38.31 | v1.14.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 4 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 10+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Heroku. Alternatives to Heroku →
Full replacementDokkuHeroku buildpacks, Procfile and app.json carry over with a git push; add-ons become plugins and the CLI is its own.
PartialEpinioPushes source code to Kubernetes with buildpacks and binds services, without a managed database offering.
Dokku
Epinio
- v1.14.22026-09-03Development (#3128)
- v1.14.2-rc32026-09-01chore(deps): bump aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials from 6.2.0 to 6.2.3 by @dependabot[bot] inpre-release
- v1.14.2-rc22026-09-03chore(deps): bump aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials from 6.2.0 to 6.2.3 by @dependabot[bot] inpre-release
- v1.14.2-rc12026-08-28Feat/builderimage cr as default sourcepre-release
- v1.14.12026-07-30fix(General new test fixes): (#3089)
Dokku
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Epinio
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