# Unrent vs Dokploy

> Dokploy is an open-source, self-hostable platform built on Docker Swarm and Traefik, with a managed cloud; it reaches remote servers with SSH keys and puts SSO and audit logs in its enterprise licence. Unrent is a hosted control plane whose agent connects out, with passkey approvals, an audit log and Postgres point-in-time recovery on every server.

URL: https://unrent.dev/compare/dokploy/

## In one minute

- **Choose Dokploy** for Docker Compose and Swarm clustering, several build types, MongoDB and MariaDB, one-click templates and a free self-hosted edition [1].
- **Choose Unrent** for a platform that holds no SSH keys to your servers, passkey approvals checked on the server, an audit log on every plan, and Postgres point-in-time recovery with restore drills.

## Side by side

Unrent and Dokploy compared, 13 November 2026

|  | Unrent | Dokploy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| How the platform reaches remote servers | An agent on the server connects out; no SSH key or inbound port | SSH keys added to each remote server [4] |
| Changes asked for by AI agents (MCP) | Every change waits for a person’s passkey | An MCP server for AI agents [1] |
| AI with your own key | Failure diagnosis on your server with your Anthropic key; Unrent never sees it | Compose generation and more with your OpenAI, Anthropic or compatible key [6] |
| Postgres point-in-time recovery | Yes, with WAL-G to an off-site bucket | Scheduled backups to S3 with a test button [5] |
| Restore drills with evidence | Yes (scheduled drills: planned) | Not in the backup docs [5] |
| Databases | Postgres 17/18, MySQL 8.4, Valkey 9.1 (MariaDB planned) | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Redis [1] |
| Builds | Dockerfile from GitHub (Railpack, Compose planned) | Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks, Dockerfile, Docker Compose [1] |
| Clustering | Up to 10 servers per service with rolling deploys; no cluster | Docker Swarm [1] |
| SSO, audit logs, fine-grained roles | Audit log and approver roles included; SSO planned | Enterprise licence [1][2] |
| Notifications | Email and signed webhooks (chat channels planned) | Slack, Discord, Telegram, email, webhooks [1] |
| Where the control plane runs | Hosted by Unrent only | Self-hosted (2 GB RAM, 30 GB disk, ports 80, 443, 3000) or Dokploy Cloud [3][2] |
| Licence | Hosted service; the agent is Apache-2.0 | Open-source core; enterprise features need a commercial licence [1] |

## Price

What each platform charges, without the servers, which you pay your provider for in both cases.

Platform fee per month, list prices

| Servers | Unrent | Dokploy Cloud Hobby | Dokploy self-hosted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | $0.00 | $4.50 | $0 + a server to run it on |
| 3 | $4.00 | $13.50 | $0 + a server to run it on |
| 10 | $18.00 | $45.00 | $0 + a server to run it on |
| 50 | $98.00 | $225.00 | $0 + a server to run it on |

The first server is free, then $2 per server per month, with nothing gated. Dokploy Hobby: $4.50 per server for 1 user and 1 organisation; Startup from $15 a month with 3 servers and unlimited users, then $4.50 per server [2]. Monthly list prices on 13 November 2026.

## When Dokploy is the better choice

- You want to host the control plane yourself, for free, with the source in hand.
- You need Docker Compose, Swarm, MongoDB or one-click templates today.
- You want a Git provider other than GitHub today.

## Sources

1. [Dokploy llms.txt (product summary)](https://dokploy.com/llms.txt)
2. [Dokploy pricing](https://dokploy.com/pricing)
3. [Dokploy docs: Installation](https://docs.dokploy.com/docs/core/installation)
4. [Dokploy docs: Remote servers](https://docs.dokploy.com/docs/core/remote-servers)
5. [Dokploy docs: Database backups](https://docs.dokploy.com/docs/core/databases/backups)
6. [Dokploy docs: AI assistant](https://docs.dokploy.com/docs/core/ai)

Checked on 13 November 2026 against each project’s own website, documentation and source. Products change quickly, so the sources are the reference: where they differ from this page, they win.

## Questions

### Is Unrent a Dokploy alternative?

Yes, for teams that want a hosted control plane with no SSH access to their servers, passkey approvals, an audit log on every plan and Postgres point-in-time recovery. Dokploy offers Swarm, Compose, more databases and a self-hosted edition.

### Does Unrent charge extra for audit logs or roles?

No. Every server gets every feature, including the audit log and passkey approvals.