tidoly vs CapRover
Summary. CapRover is the simplest proven way to get containers online on one server. tidoly also configures the database, sign-in, domain and certificates.
CapRover
A long-standing open-source PaaS on Docker Swarm. It has many one-click templates, a simple setup and years of production use. If the goal is running containers behind HTTPS, there is little to learn.
tidoly
A commercial platform on Kubernetes (k3s). The catalog is smaller and more opinionated. Each entry brings its database credentials, an OIDC client, a domain with ingress and TLS, and typed links to other apps.
The difference
CapRover gets an app running. tidoly gets an app ready for a team: signed in with existing accounts, on your domain, connected to the other apps it needs.
For one app, that difference is worth little. For eight apps in a company, it is worth a lot.
Choose CapRover if
- You want the simplest option, open source, on one server
- You already use it and it works
- You do not need single sign-on or app-to-app connections
Choose tidoly if
- Several apps should behave as one platform
- Sign-in, domains and certificates should not be per-app work
- Dependencies should stay correct as things change