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# An open source alternative to Heroku

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 2 min read · 457 upvotes · 19 comments

## Summary

Canine is an open source deployment platform designed as a cost-effective alternative to Heroku. It offers GitHub integration, one-click deployments, automatic SSL certificate management, and Kubernetes simplification. The platform supports over 200 cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in, includes autoscaling capabilities, and can deploy over 10,000 open source projects at no additional cost. Users can either self-host Canine or use the hosted version, with the core platform being free and open source.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@hombre2014** · 8 upvotes

> What a great app. Where is the catch?

**@fullheart** · 5 upvotes

> We are very satisfied with Dokploy's rich features and great community.
>
> https://dokploy.com/
>
> https://github.com/dokploy/dokploy

**@titus\_42** · 5 upvotes

> I would rather look at Coolify

**@hdnelson2024** · 4 upvotes

> Excelente articulo y recurso colega, gracias.

**@feremabraz** · 3 upvotes

> than you i didn't know about this one

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Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#kubernetes](https://daily.dev/tags/kubernetes), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#heroku](https://daily.dev/tags/heroku)

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