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What Shipown does differently from self-hosted panels, managed platforms and server tools — and the cases where one of them is the better fit.
- Shipown vs CapRover
A CapRover Alternative That Runs on Your Desktop, Not Your Server
CapRover is a free, self-hosted PaaS whose dashboard and Docker Swarm stack live on your server. Shipown is a desktop app that deploys over SSH with nothing of its own on the server, and runs Node apps without Docker when you prefer.
- Shipown vs Coolify
A Coolify Alternative That Installs Nothing on Your Server
Coolify runs a panel on a server and deploys apps as Docker containers. Shipown is a desktop app that deploys over SSH, installs nothing of its own on the server, and runs Node apps under PM2 when you would rather not containerize them.
- Shipown vs CtrlOps
A CtrlOps Alternative With Docker Deploys and Rollback
CtrlOps and Shipown are close relatives: both are local-first desktop apps that manage Linux servers over plain SSH, install no agent, and include an AI terminal. CtrlOps leans toward server administration; Shipown leans toward deployment.
- Shipown vs Dokploy
A Dokploy Alternative Without Swarm or Traefik on Your Server
Dokploy is a self-hosted panel that sets up Docker Swarm and Traefik on your server and runs your apps as containers. Shipown is a desktop app that deploys over SSH, runs Node apps under PM2 and static sites from Nginx, and handles Dockerfile and Compose apps when you want containers.
- Shipown vs Vercel
A Vercel Alternative That Deploys to a VPS You Own
Vercel runs your app on its own infrastructure and bills per seat plus usage. Shipown deploys the same kind of app to a Linux server you rent, over SSH, and leaves the upkeep of that server with you.