#51 in Hosting & ComputeUpdated 2026-08

CasaOS

by CasaOS · Open-source personal cloud OS built on Docker

11.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

CasaOS is an open-source personal cloud operating system built around the Docker ecosystem. It ships with over 20 pre-installed Docker-based apps plus an app store carrying more than 50 community-verified self-hosted apps, and is installed by piping a shell script from get.casaos.io into bash. It runs on Raspberry Pi and x86 devices.

Best for: Self-hosters who want a Docker-based personal cloud on a Raspberry Pi or x86 machine
Pricing: No prices are shown; the software is released under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open source under the Apache-2.0 licence
20+ pre-installed Docker apps, 50+ more in the app store
Runs on both Raspberry Pi and x86 hardware
Installs with a single shell command

Trade-offs

The site says CasaOS has been upgraded to ZimaOS, a separate product
Community-based project; no paid support option is mentioned
Apps are Docker-based only; no other packaging is described
Copyright notice stops at 2024, so update cadence is unclear

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 0 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 38 out of 100
Changelog: 25 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 15 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 60 out of 100
Maintenance: 45 out of 100

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