# Dokku vs Fly.io — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/dokku-vs-fly-io
Author: Sandeep (https://trutool.co/authors/sandeep)

Compare Dokku and Fly.io by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Dokku
Deploy applications with an extensible open-source platform as a service.
Best fit: Teams deploying and operating applications on their chosen infrastructure.
- App deployment
- Plugin ecosystem
- Self-hosting
Before you choose: Check infrastructure compatibility, backups, update ownership, and recovery procedures before a production deployment.
Pricing: https://dokku.com
- [Read Dokku profile](https://trutool.co/tools/dokku): Read Dokku profile

### Fly.io
Application deployment and distributed compute.
Best fit: Platform engineering and release teams considering Fly.io for this job: Application deployment and distributed compute.
- Application deployment and distributed compute
Before you choose: Test deployment repeatability, secrets handling, rollback, observability, and maintenance effort in the exact plan you intend to use.
Pricing: https://fly.io
- [Read Fly.io profile](https://trutool.co/tools/fly-io): Read Fly.io profile