# dokku vs Zigbee2MQTT

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

| | dokku | Zigbee2MQTT |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #5 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 32 206 ✓ | 15 762 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +51 | +98 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 ✓ | 15 |
| Latest release | v0.38.32 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.14.2 · 1 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

dokku scores 77/100 against 76/100 for Zigbee2MQTT, so it is the safer default.

dokku ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Zigbee2MQTT.

## Details

- [dokku](https://selfhost.directory/project/dokku) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dokku.md)
- [Zigbee2MQTT](https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zigbee2mqtt.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/dokku-vs-zigbee2mqtt