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Dokploy vs Cosmos Server
Dokploy has 37,352 GitHub stars, 2,974 forks, 668 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Cosmos Server has 6,158 stars, 249 forks, 201 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. Dokploy leads on adoption by 507% (37,352 vs 6,158 stars). Dokploy is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Cosmos Server is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence. Dokploy has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Cosmos Server 4%. Dokploy was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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 | Cosmos Server | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 37K | ★ 6.2K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-05 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 249 |
| 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 Cosmos Server if
- You want the Cosmos Server feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Cosmos Server 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 Cosmos Server
Cosmos Server is a self hosted cloud platform written in Go that acts as a secure gateway and server manager for a home server. It lives in the self hosting and infrastructure ecosystem, and it is distributed primarily as a Docker image ( azukaar/cosmos server ) with a web UI for managing applications from any device. The project bundles a reverse proxy, an authentication server, a container manager, a storage manager, a VPN, backups, monitoring, and an app store into a single control plane, and it is published under a NOASSERTION license with a homepage at cosmos cloud.io.
read the full Cosmos Server overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dokploy or Cosmos Server more popular?
Dokploy has 37,352 GitHub stars and Cosmos Server has 6,158. Dokploy has the larger community by that measure.
Are Dokploy and Cosmos Server free?
Neither Dokploy nor Cosmos Server 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 Cosmos Server?
Dokploy is written in TypeScript and Cosmos Server in Go. 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 Cosmos Server?
Choose Dokploy if you want the larger community (37,352 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Cosmos Server if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.