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Dokku vs rspack
Dokku has 32,147 GitHub stars, 2,075 forks, 36 open issues and last shipped today. rspack has 12,911 stars, 853 forks, 224 open issues and last shipped today. Dokku leads on adoption by 149% (32,147 vs 12,911 stars). Dokku is written in Go under MIT; rspack is written in Rust under MIT. Dokku has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, rspack 7%. rspack 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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| Dokku | rspack | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 13K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Go | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 853 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Dokku if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick rspack if
- You want the rspack feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and rspack fits your workflow better
About Dokku
Dokku is a self hosted Platform as a Service (PaaS) that runs on a single server using Docker containers. It enables developers to deploy applications using familiar workflows like git push , mimicking the simplicity of Heroku while running entirely under the user’s control. Dokku lives in the DevOps and infrastructure automation ecosystem, targeting teams that want PaaS convenience without relying on cloud vendor lock in.
read the full Dokku overview →
About rspack
Rspack is a fast bundler for the web written in Rust, distributed under the MIT license. It modernizes the webpack API so that webpack configurations can be replaced seamlessly, while the Rust core delivers fast build speeds. The project lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript build tooling ecosystem, and it is part of Rstack, a unified JavaScript toolchain that also includes Rsbuild, Rslib, Rspress, Rsdoctor, Rstest, and Rslint. The repository carries the topics build tool, bundler, compiler, esm, javascript, jsx, loaders, module bundler, rspack, rstack, rust, and typescript.
read the full rspack overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dokku or rspack more popular?
Dokku has 32,147 GitHub stars and rspack has 12,911. Dokku has the larger community by that measure.
Are Dokku and rspack free?
Both are open source. Dokku is licensed under MIT and rspack under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Dokku and rspack?
Dokku is written in Go and rspack in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Dokku or rspack?
Choose Dokku if you want the larger community (32,147 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose rspack if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.