Alternatives
Easypanel alternatives
How Easypanel compares with the other self-hosted deployment platforms people evaluate before choosing one.
Easypanel vs Coolify
Free and Apache-2.0 licensed. Its v4 was a full rewrite and a v5 overhaul is underway.
Read comparisonVerified September 17, 2026
Easypanel vs Dokploy
Free and built on Docker Swarm. Still pre-1.0, and free self-hosters rely on community support.
Read comparisonVerified September 24, 2026
At a glance
Release history
- Easypanel
- Same core product for years
- Coolify
- v4 rewrite, v5 overhaul in progress
- Dokploy
- Pre-1.0 (v0.30)
One-click templates
- Easypanel
- 845
- Coolify
- 293
- Dokploy
- 532
Support for self-hosters
- Easypanel
- Included on every paid plan
- Coolify
- Community-first
- Dokploy
- Community on the free edition
Self-hosting price
- Easypanel
- Free plan, paid per server
- Coolify
- Free
- Dokploy
- Free
Source code
- Easypanel
- Closed core, public templates
- Coolify
- Apache-2.0
- Dokploy
- Apache-2.0 core, paid enterprise features
Independent security audits
- Easypanel
- Two
- Coolify
- None verified
- Dokploy
- None verified
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