How much does it cost to self-host Caprover?

Caprover can be self-hosted starting at $4.13/mo on hetzner CAX11. Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk.

Is Caprover actively maintained?

Caprover has a composite health score of 70/100 across activity, maturity, community, security, sustainability, and adoption. See /methodology/ for the formula.

How much can you save by self-hosting Caprover instead of using Vercel?

Self-hosting Caprover on the cheapest qualifying VPS plan saves approximately $190/year compared to Vercel's entry tier of $20/mo.

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Verdict 70/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner Last release 1 months ago

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Health score
 70 /100 
6-dim composite

Self-hosts from

$4.13 /mo

hetzner · CAX11

Difficulty

— /5

GitHub stars

15k

981 forks

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity

maturity

100

community

security

sustainability

adoption

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

Signal	Value	Source
GitHub stars	15k	github.com/caprover/caprover
GitHub forks	981	github.com/caprover/caprover

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age	8.7 years	since Oct 2017
Last commit	1 months ago	May 18, 2026
Releases shipped	38	last: 1 months ago
Security policy	SECURITY.md	declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

Provider	Plan	Specs	Monthly
hetzner	CAX11	2c · 4GB · 40GB	$4.13 USD	Deploy →
vultr	VC2	1c · 1GB · 25GB	$5 USD	Deploy →
linode	Nanode 1GB	1c · 1GB · 25GB	$5.12 USD	Deploy →
digitalocean	Basic Regular 1GB	1c · 1GB · 25GB	$6 USD	Deploy →

Replaces these paid SaaS

Caprover is one of the open-source alternatives to:

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Ready to self-host Caprover?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Deploy on hetzner → $4.13/mo Read install docs on GitHub

Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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