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24 alternatives to I built self-hosted deployment automation tool for Windows and IIS

Seven years in the making (I admit that I did get a kid at some point which slowed down progress and brought it to a halt quite a few times), I decided to finaly release it, with a rather drastic change to the now (I believe) generous licensing model. Unlike current major players in this field, I decided to go with uncrippled, free version for commercial use for corps with up to 1M USD ARR. I poured my heart and soul into this, not because I was looking for financial success, but because I felt it just had to be done, given the price hikes wherever you look today. While my wife and kid were…

fDeploy is a self-hosted deployment automation tool for Windows teams deploying .NET applications to IIS. It runs as a single Windows service with built-in NuGet repository, OpenAPI REST API, and PowerShell execution… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites.

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JustDeploy▲291
Deploy to your server in minutes, not weeks for as low as $4
2024 · its alternatives →
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Scoutflo Deploy▲501
Automate self-hosting of commercial open source products
2023 · its alternatives →
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A CLI tool I made to self-host any app with two commands on a VPS▲452
Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS. - MightyMoud/sidekick
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I wrote a book on web application deployment▲326
Learn the core transferable skills of setting up Linux virtual servers and Docker containers. Provision web servers, application servers, workers, and databases.
2021 · deploymentfromscratch.com · its alternatives →
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Retool, Self-Hosted▲562
A low code platform to build internal tools
2021 · retool.com · its alternatives →
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Agent 37▲401
Hey HN, I noticed there are 1,000+ MCP skills on GitHub with zero way for creators to charge for them. So I built Agent37. Selling Claude skills today means asking customers to download your skill, set up Claude Code on their laptops, configure MCP servers, and pray it works. No trial, no updates, often you're just handing over the source. Agent37 lets creators upload a skill, share a link, and anyone can try it instantly (no Claude account needed). Built-in Stripe, creators keep 80%. Looking for feedback on the approach. Would you use something like this?
Mar 2026 · agent37.com · its alternatives →
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JustDeploy▲214
Deploy your app with no lock-in & extra cost
2024 · justdeploy.app · its alternatives →
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Huddle01 Cloudfrom $9/mo▲311
Deploy your AI Agents in 60 seconds
Mar 2026 · huddle01.com · its alternatives →
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OneDeploy – Managed open-source apps with nightly backups and TLS▲29
Deploy open-source apps on a dedicated server. Pick an app, a region, and a plan. Pay by the hour, capped monthly.
5d ago · onedeploy.co · its alternatives →
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QuickDeploy▲184
Hi HN, I am Max and I am building QuickDeploy! It lets you deploy web applications of all sorts to your VPS with one command! Here is a little showcase of the tool itself: https://youtu.be/Feauj4OaePg Under the hood quickdeploy detects the language and framework you use, so e.g. Next.js and then creates a Docker image. After that it starts the container and waits until it is in a healthy state before using a reverse proxy to redirect traffic to the app. Added benefit is the use of your own domain with instant https! I am super happy with the result and the ease of use. After…
2025 · quickdeploy.dev · its alternatives →
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Distr – open-source distribution platform for on-prem deployments▲117
Distr is designed to help software engineers distribute and manage their applications or agents in customer-controlled or shared-responsibility environments. You only need a Docker Compose file or Helm chart—everything else for on-prem is handled by the platform. We’re are an open source dev tool company. Over the past couple of months, we’ve spoken with dozens of software companies to understand their challenges with on-prem deployments. We analyzed the internal tools they’ve built and the best practices from existing solutions, combining them into a prebuilt, Open Source solution that…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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OpenBerth▲84
Deploy AI-generated apps to your own server with one command. Open source, sandboxed, automatic HTTPS. Built for non-engineers.
Apr 2026 · openberth.io · its alternatives →
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CLI tool that makes your app self-hostable in one command▲13
Hey , So I’ve been working on a platform called Kage that helps developers sell, secure, and scale their self-hosted software. Self-hosted products are powerful, but getting paid for them, while keeping deployments secure and compliant, is a challenge. With Kage, you can: - Sell: Automatic licensing, renewals, and usage-based billing. - Secure: Prevent unauthorized use, even for enterprise deployments. - Scale: AI-powered deployment that lets customers get started with one click. I built Kage because I saw too many developers struggle to capture the value of their work. I'd love your…
2025 · kagehq.com · its alternatives →
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Shepherd – open-source tools to manage self-hosted software deployments▲5
Hey HN, I wanted to share something I’ve been working on. My startup previously built B2B SaaS, and large enterprises sometimes wanted to self-host it for data residency reasons - but this was a nightmare to build and support. I chatted to other builders/founders and it seems this pain is pretty common. But people tolerate it because the biggest customers often require self-hosting. So we’ve built and open-sourced Shepherd to make it easier to manage these self-hosted deployments. It’s MIT licensed, and provides: 1 - Simplified deployment with a UI to create and manage Helm charts, for…
2025 · trustshepherd.com · its alternatives →
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Speculos▲19
Type "deploy" in Claude Code. Your app is live.
Jul 2026 · speculos.ai · its alternatives →
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I made a simple but powerful deployment tool▲5
Been using it for about a year now in production, but rewrote it completely in golang. My first go project so far. I wanted to have something that would make my life easier. A lot of tools nowaday kinda push you towards functional deployments and that usually doesn't work for me since I like stuff like LiveView by Phoenix and Websocket stuff in general. Old vercel deployments back when they allowed to deploy docker containers was a godsend, but since they don't offer that anymore I had to use services like fly.io(which is amazing) or heroku. However I wanted something selfhosted that I could…
2024 · deploywithjig.askh.at · its alternatives →
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Open-Source Alternative to Netlify▲14
An Open-Source Platform for Deploying Static Apps
2019 · staticdeploy.io · its alternatives →
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I built a tool to manage deployments across your VPS through a web UI▲6
There are plenty of ways to deploy your apps. PaaS options like Vercel or Netlify are convenient but can get pricey as projects scale. VPS hosting is cheaper, but setting it up (Linux, networking, SSL, etc.) can be daunting. That’s why glueh-wyy-huet (https://github.com/glueh-wyy-huet) and I (https://github.com/biersoeckli) built QuickStack during our bachelor studies at Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences. QuickStack simplifies deployment by letting you deploy directly from a Git repo or Docker registry to any VPS. It’s free, open source, and…
2025 · quickstack.dev · its alternatives →
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My Favorite Hosting Stack. Consul, Nomad and Vault on Digital Ocean▲16
Contribute to fmeringdal/do-hashicorp-cluster development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DollarDeploy▲9
Hi HackerNews, Ruslan here. I once posted here a story how I got AWS $4k surprise bill for one day (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31907374), which is why I built DollarDeploy. I believe 95% of apps don't need complicated AWS infrastructure and can be hosted using simple server from Hetzner, Digital Ocean, etc. Today I am launching an AI agent on DollarDeploy. The AI agent can automatically build and deploy your NextJS/React, Go, Rust, or other types of apps to your own servers, running all commands via SSH on your server. You just type your commands or paste your…
2025 · dollardeploy.com · its alternatives →
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I made an Open Source deployment tool with Free Hosting▲13
Bootstrap Material Design free UI KIT - trusted by over 2 000 000 developers and designers. Vanilla JavaScript, Angular, React, Vue and jQuery versions.
2021 · mdbgo.com · its alternatives →
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DeployStack▲7
Open-source, self-hosted alternative to Vercel and Render
Apr 2026 · deploystack.builtbymohit.com · its alternatives →
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StreamDeploy▲19
Deployment Platform for AI / LLM Applications
2024 · streamdeploy.com · its alternatives →
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My book “Using Docker” was released this week▲9
Hi, I spent the last year and a half writing a book on Docker and microservices, which was finally released on O'Reilly this week. "Using Docker: Developing and Deploying Software with Containers" takes a holistic approach, showing how containers can be used as the central artifact in a modern software development workflow. If anyone has any q's or feedback, please feel free to comment below. The book is available at: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920035671.do (use code AUTHD for a discount)…
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