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Kamal privacy rating
Open-source command-line tool from 37signals that deploys containerized web apps to your own servers over SSH, with zero-downtime deploys through kamal-proxy.
Summary
Kamal scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the app hosting platforms criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.
Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No third-party trackers, and the source code has no telemetry. The kamal-deploy.org website's Plausible analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free MIT-licensed tool developed by 37signals, with no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.