MapleDeploy vs Easypanel
Easypanel gives you a panel for your server. MapleDeploy runs the panel and the server.
Easypanel is a self-hosted server control panel. You install it on your own server, and it deploys apps, databases and more than 750 open-source services with Docker. It is a commercial product with a free plan and paid plans licensed per server. MapleDeploy is managed Coolify with the server included: a dedicated Toronto VM with your own Coolify instance, both looked after for you. This page covers what each one leaves to you, what it costs, and where your apps run.
Side by side
What you get
- Easypanel
- A commercial panel you install on your own server
- MapleDeploy
- Dedicated VM with your own Coolify instance
Licence
- Easypanel
- Proprietary; free plan up to 3 projects, paid plans per server
- MapleDeploy
- Open-source Coolify (public fork)
Server
- Easypanel
- Bring your own, set up and run by you
- MapleDeploy
- Included, patched and hardened for you
Builds
- Easypanel
- Dockerfile, Cloud Native Buildpacks, Nixpacks, Railpack, and Docker Compose services
- MapleDeploy
- Coolify build packs, including Nixpacks, Dockerfile and Docker Compose
Backups
- Easypanel
- Database and volume backups to storage you configure; database backups listed from the Hobby plan
- MapleDeploy
- Weekly full-server snapshots included
App location
- Easypanel
- Wherever your server is
- MapleDeploy
- Toronto, Canada
Pricing
- Easypanel
- Free plan, or a per-server licence billed monthly or yearly, plus your server
- MapleDeploy
- From $45 CAD/mo, server included
When Easypanel is the right choice
Easypanel is a capable, actively developed panel. It deploys from GitHub, a Git repository or an uploaded archive, builds with a Dockerfile, Cloud Native Buildpacks, Nixpacks or Railpack, and runs Docker Compose services. Its catalog covers more than 750 open-source services, and it includes managed Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis, automatic SSL, two-factor authentication and resource monitoring.
It is also easy to start. Several cloud providers offer Easypanel as a one-click image, and the free plan is enough to try it on a few projects. If you already run servers and want an actively maintained commercial panel on top, Easypanel is a reasonable choice.
What running Easypanel leaves to you
Easypanel runs on a server you provide. Its getting-started guide asks for a fresh Ubuntu server with at least 2 GB of RAM and ports 80 and 443 free, and the install script sets up Docker and Docker Swarm. Its terms are plain about the split: you are responsible for your servers, applications and backups, and for securing your infrastructure. Easypanel the company does not host your apps or keep copies of their data as part of its self-hosted product.
Backups go to a storage provider you set up, such as an S3-compatible bucket, and database backups come with the paid plans. Our guide to self-hosting Coolify vs managed Coolify walks through what running the server involves, and it's much the same whichever panel sits on top.
What MapleDeploy handles
MapleDeploy runs the server and the Coolify instance together. You get a dedicated VM in Toronto, ready in minutes, and you deploy through the Coolify dashboard.
- Security hardening. SSH key authentication, fail2ban, outbound SMTP blocking, and automatic security patches, applied before you first log in.
- OS patches. Operating system updates and kernel patches are applied for you. When a kernel update needs a reboot, it happens in a fixed 07:50 UTC window.
- Coolify itself. We run a public fork of Coolify that we rebase regularly against upstream. Changes are limited to Canadian branding and MapleDeploy integrations.
- Snapshots. Weekly full-server snapshots covering the OS, Coolify, containers, volumes and databases.
Snapshots are disaster recovery, not granular restores. For production databases, you should still set up Coolify's S3 database backups on a daily schedule.
Comparing the cost
Easypanel's free plan covers up to 3 projects. Its paid plans are licensed per server, billed monthly or yearly, and add unlimited projects, database backups and notifications, with multiple users and access control on the higher plans. You pay for the server separately, and you spend your own time keeping it patched and running.
MapleDeploy starts at $45 CAD/month for a dedicated VM with 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs and 35 GB of storage. The server, Coolify, patches and snapshots are in that price, with no per-project or usage fees. Starter and Pro include a 30-day free trial.
If you enjoy running servers, Easypanel plus a VPS can cost less. If you'd rather not, the difference buys back the evenings.
Where your apps run
An Easypanel server runs wherever you put it, so where your data is hosted, and under which company's jurisdiction, depends on the provider you choose.
Your apps on MapleDeploy are hosted in Toronto, under Canadian jurisdiction, on infrastructure built for PIPEDA compliance, on every plan.
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