# dokku vs tesserae

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

| | dokku | tesserae |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #14 of 44 in Dashboard |
| GitHub stars | 32 210 ✓ | 983 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +55 ✓ | +1 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 | 78 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.38.32 · 25 Oct 2026 | v0.480.0 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

dokku scores 77/100 against 51/100 for tesserae, so it is the safer default.

tesserae ships more often: 78 stable releases in the past year, against 23 for dokku.

dokku is growing faster right now (+55 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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