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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dokku

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ADokku is an extensible, open-source Platform-as -a -Service that runs on a single server of your choice.N/A

    IBM Cloud Foundry

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Foundry is an IBM version of the open-source platform designed for building, testing, deploying, and scaling applications. Enterprises can run Cloud Foundry in a public isolated environment, while natively integrating with other IBM Cloud services, such as AI, Blockchain, and IoT.

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    DokkuIBM Cloud Foundry
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    Pricing Offerings
    DokkuIBM Cloud Foundry
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    DokkuIBM Cloud Foundry
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Dokku and IBM Cloud Foundry
    Feature
    Dokku
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    IBM Cloud Foundry
    7.6
    24 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Scalability8.01 Ratings8.524 Ratings
    Platform management overhead10.01 Ratings8.512 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability7.01 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Platform access control10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration10.01 Ratings7.523 Ratings
    Development environment creation8.01 Ratings7.722 Ratings
    Development environment replication10.01 Ratings6.49 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification7.01 Ratings4.711 Ratings
    Issue recovery9.01 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes7.01 Ratings7.522 Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DokkuIBM Cloud Foundry
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (32 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
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    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    DokkuIBM Cloud Foundry
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    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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    IBM
    As it is an open-source platform as a service, it is very easy to operate, scale, and deploy regardless of what programming language and framework it's written in. However, it could be improved in terms of scalability. There should be proper documentation for easier and clearer understanding to make the process smooth.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • 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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    IBM
    • Simplicity - the command line tool provided can get you up and running within minutes.
    • Resourceful - IBM Cloud Foundry is built on top of the open source Cloud Foundry technology, so any resources you find online about Cloud Foundry generally can be applied.
    • Feature rich - provides all the necessary features for a cloud based platform, such as auto-scaling, 0 downtime deployment.
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • 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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    IBM
    • Need: VISUALIZATION CAPABILITIES! Particularly with the Conversation Service.
    • Need: Annotation capabilities for dialog nodes in Conversation Service.
    • Need: Search/querying capabilities in Conversation Service
    • Need: Clearer documentation of the S2T service. I had to use a third party website for an understanding of how to use this.
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    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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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    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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    IBM
    CF is what we initially went with to establish a development pipeline and start our cloud journey, now we are expanding this and although we are now pulling in many other tools and functions around CF, it is not being replaced. It stands out as having a key place working ‘with’ git, Kubernetes, IBM cloud etc, not against or segregated from it.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • 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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    IBM
    • IBM Bluemix is mainly a foundation enabler at this stage, although our business plan does look promising.
    • The low cost of development on Bluemix for a start-up like us is so helpful......we had no spare cash for this project besides what we could save or borrow at first, and that wasn't much. We are still trying to attract venture capital to cover the main Cordova Coding effort plus the launch "Cash Burn".
    • Features like push notifications, mobile-back end, and world-beating security help us to sell our SaaS products/services.
    • The pure (usually!) functionality of IBM products and services is very rewarding to work with.They are so insightful and thoughtful, to say naught of clever!
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