# dokku vs JupyterLab

> 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.

## Details

- [dokku](https://selfhost.directory/project/dokku) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dokku.md)
- [JupyterLab](https://selfhost.directory/project/jupyterlab) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/jupyterlab.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/dokku-vs-jupyterlab