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Dokku vs Tsuru
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| Fact | Dokku | Tsuru |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Stars | 32k | 5.3k |
| Latest | v0.38.31 | v1.32.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-29 |
| Release cadence | about 4 days between releases | about 14 days between 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.
Full replacementTsuruDeploys apps from git or images onto Kubernetes, with service add-ons and teams.
Dokku
Tsuru
- v1.32.02026-09-03cc66f965fd02d85ffa30b5f76517db8988411984 fix(lint): move new-from-merge-base into .golangci.yml so make lint matches CI…
- 1.31.22026-09-03bc516618c09560e06f73e7f5f4932dac62bd2b6e Fix/cluster storage breaking kubeconfig (#2911)
- 1.31.12026-08-206ddeb3c5e58a6da703230f5c917386392656e12d fix: team info should not return all app data (#2902)
- 1.31.02026-07-306a72ef9b4de3b195eba830eab348dc796e53ba76 Feature/service fine grained permissions (#2878)
- 1.30.22026-07-16789d5bf0ce7d747c1ebea84ef6d24a17ecdb9c56 Add cluster on service info endpoint
Dokku
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Tsuru
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