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AdGuard Home vs Dokku
A side-by-side editorial comparison of AdGuard Home and Dokku — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
AdGuard Home vs Dokku: at a glance
What is AdGuard Home?
AdGuard Home renames its next release: the 0.108 beta line becomes v1.0.0.
The beta channel has moved to the new UI and versioning scheme, and the first build under it is v1.0.0-b.1, published two days after v0.108.0-b.91. It carries a Go security update, a fix for reading partially received TCP prefixes and a command-line update panic fix, and drops macOS 13 support as a consequence of Go 1.27. The stable line last moved with 0.107.79 in August.
What is Dokku?
Dokku's autumn patches swap new features for safer deploys and stricter validation.
The 0.38 line reached v0.38.34 in late October, and the recent releases are mostly about correctness. Deploy locks now release on exit and honor apps:lock, app names and arguments are validated across commands, config write failures are reported, and dokku run propagates exit codes. Smaller additions include a --no-cache flag for ps:rebuild, per-entry cron MAILTO and a configurable nginx proxy HTTP version.
AdGuard Home vs Dokku: editorial side-by-side
AdGuard Home
0.0INFRA · APIS
AdGuard Home renames its next release: the 0.108 beta line becomes v1.0.0.
◆ Current state
The beta channel has moved to the new UI and versioning scheme, and the first build under it is v1.0.0-b.1, published two days after v0.108.0-b.91. It carries a Go security update, a fix for reading partially received TCP prefixes and a command-line update panic fix, and drops macOS 13 support as a consequence of Go 1.27. The stable line last moved with 0.107.79 in August.
◆ Where it's heading
What began on the edge channel in August has reached beta, and the version number now states the ambition: the long-running 0.x project is preparing a 1.0. Fix lists on the beta remain short and focused on correctness and Go updates, which suggests the work is converging rather than adding scope.
◆ Prediction
More v1.0.0 betas are likely before a stable 1.0, and the new UI will arrive for stable users with it. No date or candidate is given in these notes.
Dokku
5.0INFRA · APIS
Dokku's autumn patches swap new features for safer deploys and stricter validation.
◆ Current state
The 0.38 line reached v0.38.34 in late October, and the recent releases are mostly about correctness. Deploy locks now release on exit and honor apps:lock, app names and arguments are validated across commands, config write failures are reported, and dokku run propagates exit codes. Smaller additions include a --no-cache flag for ps:rebuild, per-entry cron MAILTO and a configurable nginx proxy HTTP version.
◆ Where it's heading
The August k3s parity push has given way to a hardening pass through commands that used to fail quietly. A second thread makes configuration declarative: storage mounts, scheduler-k3s metadata and chart overrides each gained a whole-set form, which suits automation tools more than people at a terminal. Machine use of the CLI remains the through-line.
◆ Prediction
Expect the whole-set form to reach more properties, since three subsystems have now gained it. Patch releases should stay frequent, and the notes give no sign of a move past the 0.38 line.
Alternatives to AdGuard Home and Dokku
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either AdGuard Home or Dokku.
Apache ShenYu
ShenYu's AI gateway plugins are back in motion, with 2.7.2 candidate tags in October.
TestingBot
TestingBot's autumn work is plumbing: a rebuilt tunnel and another bug-tracker link.
KubeArmor
KubeArmor ships fixes as release-candidate tags, and its feed misses the finals.
All Quiet
All Quiet moves from enterprise integrations to the on-call engineer's own day.
Robusta
Robusta's recent releases patch its runner image rather than add features.
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Recent activity from AdGuard Home and Dokku
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 3d agoDokkuv0.38.34: ps:rebuild --no-cache and full network attachment
- 3d agoDokkuv0.38.33: wget dependency fix for source installs
- 8d agoDokkuv0.38.32: safer deploy locks, per-cron MAILTO, HAProxy TLS
- 1mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta channel moves to the new UI as v1.0.0-b.1
- 1mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta b.91 fixes DHCP lease persistence and DNS64 chains
- 1mo agoDokkuv0.38.31: stricter validation; procfile shell operators removed
- 1mo agoDokkuv0.38.30: per-mount storage replace and sysctl reporting
- 1mo agoDokkuv0.38.29: whole-set config forms and honest exit codes
- 2mo agoAdGuard HomeAdGuard Home 0.107.79 hardens DNS-over-QUIC against exhaustion
- 3mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta b.90 carries the DNS-over-QUIC exhaustion fix
- 3mo agoAdGuard HomeBeta b.89 hardens against JIGGLE attacks (GHSA-p5f5-3p5g-rfjw)
- 3mo agoAdGuard Home0.107.78: over half the changelog is security fixes
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between AdGuard Home and Dokku?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Dokku is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is AdGuard Home better than Dokku?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Dokku is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to AdGuard Home?
Top AdGuard Home alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "AdGuard Home alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/adguard-home for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Dokku?
Top Dokku alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Dokku alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/dokku for the full list with editorial commentary on each.