# AdGuard Home vs dokku

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | AdGuard Home | dokku |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 84/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 41 in DNS | #3 of 14 in Platform as a Service |
| GitHub stars | 37 806 ✓ | 32 205 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +762 ✓ | +51 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 | 23 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.0.0-b.1 · 30 Sept 2026 | v0.38.32 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

AdGuard Home scores 84/100 against 77/100 for dokku, so it is the safer default.

dokku ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for AdGuard Home.

AdGuard Home is growing faster right now (+762 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [AdGuard Home](https://selfhost.directory/project/adguard-home) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/adguard-home.md)
- [dokku](https://selfhost.directory/project/dokku) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dokku.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/adguard-home-vs-dokku