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# Dokku Reviews
**Vendor:** Dokku  
**Category:** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas)  
**Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 55
## About Dokku
The smallest PaaS implementation you've ever seen. Docker powered mini-Heroku in around 200 lines of Bash




## Dokku Reviews
  ### 1. Not ready for prime time

**Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Iain C. | Hack/Hacker, Online Media, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2016

**What do you like best about Dokku?**

When dokku actually works it's good. The plugin system seems promising.

**What do you dislike about Dokku?**

Unfortunately it doesn't work out of the box in a lot of cases - even incredibly typical use cases like installing on vanilla Amazon EC2 instances.

Sadly the team seem a bit too keen to blame user error and less keen on investigating or acting on bug reports before closing them (regarding installation, setup and removal) so there are plenty of duplicate bug reports about it not working with the same types of errors that don't end in any actual changes to dokku.

The debug option rarely seems to help and it's missing simple sanity checks which make it fragile software even when run on a clean installation of a specific version of a specific distribution.

**What problems is Dokku solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It's supposed to make it easier to deploy software. I have realised it's not worth the pain and effort because it's no less buggy than it was a year ago and it's just a time sink; even when it works upgrades are painful.



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## Dokku Features
**Development**
- Application Deployment
- Multiple Programming Languages Supported
- Integrated Development Environment
- Collaboration Tools
- Social Media Integration
- Agile Methodologies
- Software Development

**Database**
- Analytics
- Backup / Recovery
- Storage
- Project Management
- Email Management
- Design Management
- Lifecycle Management
- Deployment Management
- Workflow Management
- Application Management
- Purchase Order Management
- HR Management
- User Management

**Infrastructure**
- Networking
- Virtual Machines
- Security
- Activity Tracking

**Additional Functionality**
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Customizable Forms
- Monitoring
- Customizable Templates
- Cloud Computing
- Generative AI
- Version Control
- Customizable Reports
- Approval Process Control
- Real-Time Reporting
- Web Forms
- Inventory Tracking
- ERP integration
- CRM
- Customizable Fields
- Data Connectors
- Third-Party Integrations
- Active Directory Integration
- Graphical User Interface
- Real-Time Data
- For Developers
- Reporting & Statistics
- Single Sign On
- Mobile Access
- Accounting Integration
- Drag & Drop
- AI Copilot
- API
- Configurable Workflow
- Activity Dashboard
- Projections

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