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24 alternatives to Docker for Heroku

Bringing the Docker platform to Heroku

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Docker for Heroku launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dokku▲90

   Docker powered mini-Heroku in around 100 lines of Bash

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Heroku▲115

   Cloud application platform

   2014 · heroku.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Heroku DX▲122

   The new Heroku developer experience

   2014 · heroku.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Heroku CI▲208

   Continuous Integration from Heroku

   2017 · devcenter.heroku.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Heroku Button▲120

   One-click deploy to Heroku from git repos

   2014 · heroku.com · its alternatives →

6. 6AP
   Another PaaS Alternative to Heroku – moCloud.io▲8

   Some folks at Tokyo just launched a Heroku alternative PaaS based on Docker containers called moCloud, what do you think? https://mocloud.io

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   New Heroku Dashboard▲71

   Public beta for their new dashboard

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shipway▲71

   Connects your GitHub teams to a brave new Docker world

   2014 · shipway.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Morph▲90

   Heroku for Scrapers

   2014 · morph.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gitkube▲90

    Build and deploy docker images to Kubernetes using git push.

    2018 · gitkube.sh · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Deploy Button for custom GPT-3 APIs▲78

    Instant GPT-3 backend hosting so you can focus on product

    2023 · steamship.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Google Container Engine▲90

    Service for building and running Docker container-based apps

    2014 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    A personal Heroku on local hardware to easily connect smart devices▲64

    Experimental Platform provides an easy way to deploy apps on local hardware without the hassle to setup the environment. It enables developers and makers to focus on the things that matter.

    2016 · experimental-platform.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wercker▲74

    Automation driven development with docker

    2015 · blogs.oracle.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ptah.sh▲37

    Host Any Docker Image on Your Servers with SSL and Backups

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Localkube – zero to Kubernetes 1.2 in one command▲173

    Docker to Kubernetes in one command. Contribute to redspread/spread development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dock Name▲96

    Crowdsourced domain recommendations

    2014 · brandbucket.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    StackEngine▲59

    Simply scale and orchestrate your docker applications

    2014 · oracle.com · its alternatives →

19. 19RP
    Raspberry Pi3 cluster with Docker/Kubernetes▲86

    2016 · sweclockers.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tutum▲86

    Docker containers as a cloud service

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Easy Webserver for Node.js, Python, PHP, with Free SSL▲123

    Scalable PaaS (automated Docker+nginx) - aka Heroku on Steroids - caprover/README.md at master · caprover/caprover

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Docker for Beginners▲66

    docker for beginners

    2016 · docker-curriculum.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Heroku ChatOps for Slack▲81

    Heroku pipeline deployments from Slack.

    2017 · devcenter.heroku.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Clouddock▲59

    Automatically store files to cloud service of your choice

    2013 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →