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Dokploy vs aaPanel
Dokploy has 37,352 GitHub stars, 2,974 forks, 668 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. aaPanel has 3,058 stars, 762 forks, 92 open issues and last shipped 22 days ago. Dokploy leads on adoption by 1,121% (37,352 vs 3,058 stars). Dokploy is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; aaPanel is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Dokploy has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, aaPanel 25%. Dokploy was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (docker), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Dokploy | aaPanel | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 37K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-08-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 762 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Dokploy if
- You weight community size — 37K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick aaPanel if
- You want the aaPanel feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and aaPanel fits your workflow better
About Dokploy
Dokploy is a free, self hostable Platform as a Service, written in TypeScript, that simplifies the deployment and management of applications and databases on a VPS — aimed at developers and teams who want Vercel style deployment workflows while keeping the servers and the data under their own control.
read the full Dokploy overview →
About aaPanel
aaPanel is a web based hosting control panel for Linux servers, distributed from the aaPanel GitHub repository under the infrastructure and operations category. It is written in JavaScript and installs on top of an existing Linux operating system, where it presents a graphical interface for managing the web server rather than requiring administrators to edit configuration files by hand. The project sits in the Linux server management ecosystem alongside the Apache, Nginx, MySQL, PHP and Docker tooling that it installs and administers. Its stated design goal is simplicity combined with power: a single panel that c…
read the full aaPanel overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dokploy or aaPanel more popular?
Dokploy has 37,352 GitHub stars and aaPanel has 3,058. Dokploy has the larger community by that measure.
Are Dokploy and aaPanel free?
Neither Dokploy nor aaPanel declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Dokploy and aaPanel?
Dokploy is written in TypeScript and aaPanel in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Dokploy or aaPanel?
Choose Dokploy if you want the larger community (37,352 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose aaPanel if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.