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Cloudron vs YunoHost

Cloudron and YunoHost both land on Depends.

Cloudron

cloudron.io

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you self-host several apps (Nextcloud, WordPress, email) and want updates, backups, and admin automated without a sysadmin.

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YunoHost

yunohost.org

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Use it if you want to run your own server for email, files, or websites and accept being your own admin; it is free and unusually beginner-friendly.

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Cloudron versus YunoHost
CompareCloudronYunoHost
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forSelf-hosters running many appsHobbyists running a home server
Who it's not forOne-app owners . a cheap VPS script does the sameBusinesses needing SLAs, vendor support, or compliance
PrivacyOne public CVE (2021 reflected XSS, since patched); automated security updates are a core feature.⁵No recent breaches found in reviewed sources; 2018 XSS advisories affected versions 2.7.2 through 2.7.14.12
Support qualityActive official forum with staff repliesActive volunteer forum, but no paid support
Public sentimentUsers consistently praise the automation and stability but repeatedly complain about per-server pricing and the closed license.³Hobbyist bloggers praise YunoHost as an easy on-ramp to self-hosting, though some eventually outgrow it for plain Docker.14
Biggest gotchaLicense is per server, billed monthly forever . costs stack with your VPS billYou are the sysadmin: updates, backups, and firewall hardening are your job.13

Pick Cloudron when

  • Self-hosters running many apps
  • Small teams bundling Nextcloud + email
  • Solo admins with no sysadmin time
  • Privacy users replacing SaaS subscriptions

When Cloudron is not a fit

  • One-app owners . a cheap VPS script does the same
  • Teams needing high availability or clustering
  • Purists wanting fully open-source tooling
  • Anyone unwilling to pay per-server monthly fees

Pick YunoHost when

  • Hobbyists running a home server
  • Privacy-minded individuals leaving Big Tech
  • Non-profits and associations
  • Beginners wanting one-click self-hosted apps

When YunoHost is not a fit

  • Businesses needing SLAs, vendor support, or compliance
  • Anyone unwilling to handle updates and backups themselves
  • Teams wanting hands-off SaaS for email or files
  • Production-critical hosting on day one

Sources

  1. Cloudron . AWS Marketplace reviewsaws.amazon.com
    review
  2. Cloudron Reviews . G2g2.com
    review
  3. Cloudron vs Yunohost . Reddit r/selfhostedreddit.com
    review
  4. Pricing too high . Cloudron forumforum.cloudron.io
    review
  5. CVE-2021-40868 . NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  6. Cloudron Pricingcloudron.io
    official
  7. Cloudron Security docsdocs.cloudron.io
    official
  8. Cloudron UG . Crunchbasecrunchbase.com
    news
  9. YunoHost homepageyunohost.org
    official
  10. Donate to YunoHost!yunohost.org
    official
  11. YunoHost product security pageyunohost.org
    official
  12. YunoHost 2.7.2 to 2.7.14 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bishop Fox)bishopfox.com
    security
  13. How to harden YunoHost security? . YunoHost forumforum.yunohost.org
    security
  14. A newbie's guide to self-hosting with YunoHost. Part 1blog.elenarossini.com
    review
  15. A newbie's guide to self-hosting with YunoHost. Part 2blog.elenarossini.com
    review
  16. Self-hosting with Docker Compose: Leaving YunoHostbhdouglass.com
    review