dokployvsPi-hole
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dokploy | Pi-hole | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 87/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #1 of 41 in DNS |
| GitHub stars | 38 092 | 61 536 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +606 | +492 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 27 | 6 |
| Latest release | v0.30.10 · 22 Oct 2026 | v6.5 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
Pi-hole scores 87/100 against 80/100 for dokploy, so it is the safer default.
dokploy ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Pi-hole.
If you want the quickest setup, dokploy is easier to run; Pi-hole needs more configuration.
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