Coolify vs Dokploy vs CapRover: Self-Hosted PaaS on a VPS (2026)
I ran Coolify, Dokploy and CapRover side by side on a 4GB Hetzner VPS. Here is the honest breakdown of idle RAM, Docker Compose support, pricing and which one I now reach for first.
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I ran Coolify, Dokploy and CapRover side by side on a 4GB Hetzner VPS. Here is the honest breakdown of idle RAM, Docker Compose support, pricing and which one I now reach for first.
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