compare
Dokku vs Piku
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Dokku | Piku |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Python |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 32k | 6.6k |
| Latest | v0.38.31 | v1.0.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-04 |
| 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.
PartialPikuGit push deploys with a Procfile and an ENV file on a single server, built per language without buildpacks or managed databases.
Dokku
Dokku
unsigned The latest release, v0.38.31, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
Loading the security report
Piku
✓ signed The latest release, v1.0.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
Loading the security report