dokkuvsJupyterLab
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dokku | JupyterLab | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #1 of 3 in Data Science |
| GitHub stars | 32 206 | 15 379 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +51 | +59 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 | 12 |
| Latest release | v0.38.32 · 25 Oct 2026 | v4.7.0b0 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
JupyterLab scores 78/100 against 77/100 for dokku, so it is the safer default.
dokku ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for JupyterLab.
If you want the quickest setup, JupyterLab is easier to run; dokku needs more configuration.
dokku details →JupyterLab details →