Ship: The Self Hosted Heroku Alternative for Sovereign Teams
Deploy Docker apps in Germany. Keep your data. Kill the Heroku tax. Ship gives you Heroku simplicity on your own infrastructure without the proprietary lock-in.
Why teams are migrating from Heroku
A side-by-side look at what you pay for and what you actually get.
Pricing based on standard dyno rates vs Opsily managed hosting as of 2026.
The ultimate self hosted heroku alternative for ownership.
Heroku makes it easy to start, but expensive to stay. Opsily and Ship give you the ease without the exit costs. This self hosted heroku alternative ensures your data stays yours.
Zero Vendor Lock-in
Ship is Docker-native. Your application lives in a standard container, not a proprietary edge runtime. If you ever want to leave, you just take your Dockerfile and go. No refactoring required.
GDPR by Default
Stop worrying about Privacy Shield or data transfer agreements. Your Ship instance runs on bare metal or private cloud in Frankfurt. It is isolated, encrypted, and 100% compliant with EU law.
AI-Ready Infrastructure
Ship is designed for the modern developer. It allows AI agents like Claude and Cursor to debug your production environment directly. Fix deployment errors in seconds, not hours of log-diving.
Built for teams who need reliability
Your new workflow in three steps
Choose Your App
Select an app to get started.
Connect your Repository
Link your GitHub or GitLab account. Ship automatically detects your Dockerfile or suggests a configuration based on your stack.
Configure your Environment
Set your environment variables and add managed databases like Postgres or Redis with one click. Everything is provisioned on your private server.
Deploy to Germany
Push your code. Ship builds the image, runs your tests, and deploys to your GDPR-compliant infrastructure in Frankfurt. Your app is live.
Why settle for a rented platform?
Most developers choose Heroku because they want to focus on code, not servers. But that convenience comes with a 'sovereignty tax'. You lose control over where your data sits, you pay a massive markup on memory, and you are locked into a proprietary ecosystem.
The real cost of 'Managed'
On Heroku, a single 1GB Dyno can cost $25 or more per month. If you need a worker and a web process, you are at $50. On Opsily, that same $50 gets you a dedicated server with 8GB of RAM and multiple CPU cores. You can run ten apps for the price of two.
Ship is the bridge
Ship provides the missing layer. It gives you the 'git push' experience and the beautiful dashboard, but it places that layer on top of infrastructure you own.
- Portability: Use standard Docker images.
- Performance: No noisy neighbors. You get the full power of the hardware.
- Compliance: Your database never leaves the German border.
Stop renting your platform. Start owning it.
Average savings for a 5-service stack
Compared to running the same workloads on Heroku Production Dynos with managed add-ons.
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Enterprise-Grade Security
GDPR Compliant
All data stays within Germany. We provide full DPA documentation for your compliance team.
ISO 27001 Data Centers
Your applications run in Tier III+ facilities with the highest physical and digital security standards.
Daily Backups
Automated, encrypted backups for your databases and application state come standard.
Enterprise Encryption
Full encryption in transit and at rest using modern standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Ship provides the same developer experience you expect from Heroku, including git-based deployments, environment variable management, and automated builds. The difference is that Ship runs on your own Opsily server in Germany, giving you full control over the underlying infrastructure and data residency.
Ready to leave the Heroku tax behind?
Join hundreds of developers who have reclaimed their infrastructure. No credit card required to start.