Comparison
Coxios vs Dokploy
Dokploy is an open source deployment platform that lives on your server. Coxios is a desktop app that prepares, secures and deploys, with no terminal.
At a glance
| Coxios | Dokploy | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Desktop app (macOS; Windows and Linux coming) | Web panel installed on your server |
| Installed on the server | Nothing to drive it: SSH only | The Dokploy platform and its services |
| Interface exposed to the Internet | Yes, the dashboard | |
| System hardening | Set up for you, step by step | Checks and recommendations, settings up to you |
| Built for people who avoid the terminal | Partly: installation is done on the command line | |
| Deploy from GitHub | ||
| Docker Compose | ||
| Automatic HTTPS | Yes, with Caddy | Yes, with Traefik |
| Open source | ||
| Price | Free for 1 server, Pro €29/month (5 servers) | Free self-hosted, Cloud from $4.50 per server per month |
Information checked on October 23, 2026 on the official websites. Plans change: check dokploy.com before deciding.
Key differences
A guide, not a panel
Coxios walks you from a fresh VPS to a live app: it creates your user, locks down SSH, turns on the firewall and fail2ban, then deploys. You approve each step.
Your server stays light
No platform to host next to your apps: all of the VPS memory goes to them.
Your access stays with you
Your SSH keys and passwords never leave your computer. There is no online dashboard to protect.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Dokploy if…
- you want an open source platform you can modify
- you have several developers deploying from the browser
- you need advanced cluster features (Docker Swarm)
- you're fine using the command line to install and maintain it
Pick Coxios if…
- you want to do everything without ever opening a terminal
- server security should be done for you, not just checked
- you'd rather expose nothing but your apps
- you want the shortest path from a fresh VPS to a live app
Frequently asked questions
Can Coxios and Dokploy share a server?
Best avoided: both want to manage the proxy and ports 80 and 443. Pick one tool per server.
Can Coxios secure a server I already have?
Yes. Coxios checks the server's state and only offers the protections that are missing, keeping any proxy already in place.
How do I pay for Coxios?
By card or PayPal, through Lemon Squeezy, monthly or yearly. The free plan covers one server with no time limit.