Dokku vs Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Likelihood to Recommend

If you have your own in-house servers or have a cloud server with the freedom to configure any PaaS that you want, then Dokku is for you. So far, I have never run into a scenario where Dokku was not able to fit my needs, after deploying many different types of applications with varying frameworks, languages, and connected services. If you already have a PaaS available, however, Dokku may not be for you.

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OpenShift is well suited if you want to use docker and kubernetes but you want to hide the complexity of these two technologies. It gives a developer much more freedom in terms of code deployment, build process and implementation. One of its strengths is scaling and you can easily configure for each application.

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Feature Rating Comparison

Dokku

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Scalability

Platform management overhead

Workflow engine capability

Platform access control

Services-enabled integration

Development environment creation

Development environment replication

Issue monitoring and notification

Issue recovery

Upgrades and platform fixes

Pros

Dockerfile deployments are an incredibly simple and straightforward way to spin up applications.
The docker-options plugin allows endless direct configuration of options passed to different docker lifecycle stages.

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Cons

Dokku might overreach on its assumptions about how you want to host your app, using its own VHOSTS plugin by default. This may be a pro or a con depending on what you want.
Proxy port configuration can be somewhat difficult, with Dokku resetting any pre-deployment configuration to "smart" defaults on the first deployment.

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Steep learning curve
Lack of a trial version

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Support Rating

Dokku 5.0

Based on 2 answers

Dokku is incredibly well documented and also takes advantage of the documentation and community of Heroku, being essentially the same thing, but in the case that you encounter an actual bug or issue, it can take time for a fix to make it into a new version. Since you manage Dokku yourself, there is no support team to call for help.

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Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud 7.0

Based on 1 answer

I think response time for IBM Cloud support should be improved.

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Alternatives Considered

Dokku is essentially the same thing as Heroku, except maintained by you on the platform of your choice. If you have any experience using Heroku, then you will feel right at home using Dokku. Dokku is an entirely free to use PaaS, requiring only that you have a platform to deploy it on, making it far more versatile than Heroku in my opinion.

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We tested Red Hat OpenShift on premise but we decided to go for a public cloud to reduce our infrastructure and pay for what we use.

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Return on Investment

Since there's no investment besides a little time to set up, the return has been overwhelmingly positive.
Deploying a new app is incredibly quick and easy.

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Improved the release of new versions of applications.
Possibility to quickly change the processing capacity.

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Dokku

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Dokku

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Dokku vs Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Dokku

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Feature Rating Comparison

Platform-as-a-Service

Scalability

Platform management overhead

Workflow engine capability

Platform access control

Services-enabled integration

Development environment creation

Development environment replication

Issue monitoring and notification

Issue recovery

Upgrades and platform fixes

Pros

Cons

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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