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Last updated October 10, 2026 · Written by Temps, one of the products compared. Sources and method

Temps vs CapRover

Q: Is Temps better than CapRover?

What they share: Both are free, open-source, self-hosted PaaS platforms with git-based deploys, automatic SSL and multi-node support (Temps under MIT / Apache 2.0, CapRover under Apache 2.0). Where they diverge: Temps includes analytics, error tracking, session replay, uptime monitoring and HA-capable managed databases. CapRover ships server metrics through NetData but leaves application observability and database HA to you: matching what Temps bundles costs about $211/month of SaaS (Plausible, Sentry Team, LogRocket) or several more services to operate. What CapRover has that Temps doesn't: A large one-click app catalogue and years of production use on Docker Swarm. Temps is pre-1.0 (v0.1.0 prereleases) with a smaller catalogue.

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Monthly cost at a glance

Temps

CapRover

Software

Infrastructure

Your own VPS

With full observability

$0 plus tools to run yourself,

With HA databases

Single containers

$curl -fsSL https://temps.sh/deploy.sh | bash

The short answer

Is Temps better than CapRover? It depends on what you need. Here is what each one is, and what CapRover has that Temps doesn't.

What they share: Both are free, open-source, self-hosted PaaS platforms with git-based deploys, automatic SSL and multi-node support (Temps under MIT / Apache 2.0, CapRover under Apache 2.0).
Where they diverge: Temps includes analytics, error tracking, session replay, uptime monitoring and HA-capable managed databases. CapRover ships server metrics through NetData but leaves application observability and database HA to you: matching what Temps bundles costs about $211/month of SaaS (Plausible, Sentry Team, LogRocket) or several more services to operate.
What CapRover has that Temps doesn't: A large one-click app catalogue and years of production use on Docker Swarm. Temps is pre-1.0 (v0.1.0 prereleases) with a smaller catalogue.

Scored, dimension by dimension

Licence and hosting cost
Tie
Temps
$0, MIT / Apache 2.0, self-hosted
CapRover
$0, Apache 2.0, self-hosted
Built-in observability
Temps
Temps
Analytics, errors, replay, uptime
CapRover
Server metrics only; ~$211/mo of SaaS to match
Managed databases
Temps
Temps
Postgres (with HA), MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis
CapRover
Single containers, HA is yours to build
One-click app catalogue
CapRover
Temps
Smaller
CapRover
Large, genuinely useful catalogue
Maturity
CapRover
Temps
Pre-1.0 (v0.1.0 prereleases)
CapRover
Years of production use on Docker Swarm

Dimension	Temps	CapRover	Winner
Licence and hosting cost	$0, MIT / Apache 2.0, self-hosted	$0, Apache 2.0, self-hosted	Tie
Built-in observability	Analytics, errors, replay, uptime	Server metrics only; ~$211/mo of SaaS to match	Temps
Managed databases	Postgres (with HA), MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis	Single containers, HA is yours to build	Temps
One-click app catalogue	Smaller	Large, genuinely useful catalogue	CapRover
Maturity	Pre-1.0 (v0.1.0 prereleases)	Years of production use on Docker Swarm	CapRover

Why teams switch from CapRover

CapRover and Temps are the closest comparison on this site: both are free, open-source (Temps MIT / Apache 2.0, CapRover Apache 2.0), self-hosted platforms that deploy by git push and scale across nodes. The difference is not deployment: CapRover's core has no analytics, error tracking, session replay or uptime monitoring, and Temps includes all four.

Observability in the core: CapRover deploys apps; monitoring is something you add from the one-click app store and then operate yourself. Temps includes analytics, error tracking, session replay and uptime checks in the same binary.
Preview environments per pull request: Temps creates a preview environment for every pull request automatically. On CapRover this is an app-per-branch convention you script and tear down yourself.
Managed databases with HA: CapRover's databases come from one-click apps — single containers you back up yourself. Temps provides managed PostgreSQL with high-availability clusters and scheduled backups.
One binary, no Swarm to operate: CapRover builds on Docker Swarm, so scaling means understanding Swarm. Temps handles multi-node itself, which is one fewer system in the failure path.

Feature comparison

What each platform includes out of the box, and what needs a separate subscription.

Git push deployments
Temps
Yes
CapRover
Yes
Web dashboard
Temps
Yes
CapRover
Yes
Long-standing strength
Dockerfile and buildpack builds
Temps
Yes
CapRover
Yes
Multi-server / clustering
Temps
Yes
Built in
CapRover
Yes
Via Docker Swarm nodes
Automatic SSL
Temps
Yes
CapRover
Yes
One-click app store
Temps
No
CapRover
Yes
Large catalogue — a real advantage
Preview environments
Temps
Yes
Per pull request
CapRover
No
Manual app-per-branch
Managed PostgreSQL
Temps
Yes
HA clusters, scheduled backups
CapRover
Yes
One-click container, no HA
S3-compatible storage
Temps
Yes
Built in
CapRover
No
Not in core; MinIO available as a one-click app
Analytics
Temps
Yes
Privacy-first, built in
CapRover
No
Not in core
Error tracking
Temps
Yes
Sentry-compatible
CapRover
No
Not in core
Session replay
Temps
Yes
rrweb-based
CapRover
No
Uptime monitoring
Temps
Yes
60s checks + alerting
CapRover
No
Not in core
Server metrics
Temps
Yes
CapRover
Yes
Via NetData
Transactional email
Temps
Yes
Through SES, Scaleway or an SMTP relay
CapRover
No
Open source
Temps
Yes
MIT / Apache 2.0
CapRover
Yes
Apache 2.0, with an appendix covering its paid features
Free core
Temps
Yes
CapRover
Yes
Some features are paid

Feature	Temps	CapRover
Git push deployments	Yes	Yes
Web dashboard	Yes	Yes Long-standing strength
Dockerfile and buildpack builds	Yes	Yes
Multi-server / clustering	Yes Built in	Yes Via Docker Swarm nodes
Automatic SSL	Yes	Yes
One-click app store	No	Yes Large catalogue — a real advantage
Preview environments	Yes Per pull request	No Manual app-per-branch
Managed PostgreSQL	Yes HA clusters, scheduled backups	Yes One-click container, no HA
S3-compatible storage	Yes Built in	No Not in core; MinIO available as a one-click app
Analytics	Yes Privacy-first, built in	No Not in core
Error tracking	Yes Sentry-compatible	No Not in core
Session replay	Yes rrweb-based	No
Uptime monitoring	Yes 60s checks + alerting	No Not in core
Server metrics	Yes	Yes Via NetData
Transactional email	Yes Through SES, Scaleway or an SMTP relay	No
Open source	Yes MIT / Apache 2.0	Yes Apache 2.0, with an appendix covering its paid features
Free core	Yes	Yes Some features are paid
End of CapRover feature group

What it actually costs

Both are free and open source, so this is not a pricing comparison. The cost that differs is operational: on CapRover, analytics, error tracking, session replay and uptime monitoring are either more services you run or SaaS subscriptions you buy (Plausible, Sentry Team and LogRocket come to about $211/month).

Scenario	Temps	CapRover
Software	$0 — MIT / Apache 2.0	$0 — Apache 2.0
Infrastructure	Your own VPS	Your own VPS
With full observability	$0 (included)	$0 plus tools to run yourself, or ~$211/mo SaaS
With HA databases	$0 (included)	Single containers — HA is yours to build

Which one should you choose?

Choose Temps if you…

You want analytics, error tracking and uptime monitoring without adding services
You want preview environments created per pull request automatically
You need managed Postgres with high availability rather than a single container
You would rather not operate Docker Swarm to scale across nodes
You want session replay and transactional email in the same platform

What CapRover does better than Temps

The one-click app store matters to you — it is a large, genuinely useful catalogue
You already run Docker Swarm and are comfortable with it
You want a mature project with years of production use behind it
Deployment is all you need and you have observability elsewhere
You prefer assembling your own stack from one-click components

Migrating from CapRover

Easy difficulty

Temps has a CapRover import wizard: it connects to your CapRover instance, discovers the apps and one-click databases, and recreates them as Temps projects with their build settings, environment variables and a live deployment. Anything it cannot move moves the usual way: images and Dockerfiles port directly, and databases need a dump and restore. The one thing without an equivalent is the one-click app store, so check what you have deployed from it before switching.

Step-by-step: migrate from CapRover with the import wizard

Frequently asked questions

Is CapRover free?

The core is. CapRover is released under the Apache 2.0 licence and is free to self-host. It also sells some paid features, and an appendix to its licence restricts modifying or redistributing those. Temps is MIT / Apache 2.0; its paid Premium edition is a separate licence.

Does CapRover support multiple servers?

Yes. CapRover supports clustering by adding nodes to a Docker Swarm cluster, and handles load balancing across them.

Does CapRover include monitoring or analytics?

Not in its core. Monitoring tools can be deployed from the one-click app catalogue, but you run and maintain them yourself. Temps includes analytics, error tracking, session replay and uptime monitoring in the platform.

Can I migrate from CapRover to Temps automatically?

Yes. The Temps import wizard connects to your CapRover instance, discovers the apps and one-click databases running on it, and recreates them as Temps projects with build settings, environment variables and a live deployment. The CapRover migration guide covers each step.

Is Temps or CapRover easier to start with?

They are comparable for a first deployment. CapRover has the larger one-click catalogue; Temps needs less assembly if you want observability, because it is already there.

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How we researched this comparison

CapRover's licence, clustering model and feature scope read from caprover.com and its GitHub repository on 2026-10-08. Temps capabilities from this repository. No benchmarks were run.

Disclosure: Temps publishes this page and is one of the products being compared. Reviewed by David Viejo, founder of Temps.

Ready to switch from CapRover?

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