What are the self-hosted and cloud options for Clickvote?

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Clickvote offers two deployment paths: a self-hosted option you run locally with docker-compose, and a cloud option described on the site as a free managed service. The right choice depends on whether you want to control the infrastructure yourself or hand operations to Clickvote and start faster.

The two options at a glance

Dimension Self-Hosted Cloud
How it runs Locally via docker-compose Managed by Clickvote
Setup effort You run and maintain the stack Sign up and start
Infrastructure control Full — runs in your environment None — Clickvote operates it
Cost signal Not stated on the page Described as "free managed service"
Best for Teams that need data to stay in their own infrastructure Teams that want the fastest path to embedding components

The page presents both as entry points under "Embed Your Components Now," with "Self-Hosted — Run locally with docker-compose" and "Cloud — Use our free managed service."

What Clickvote actually does

Clickvote provides like, upvote, and review components you embed into your app. The page shows support for React, Vue, Angular, and Svelte, and includes a React example:

import { ClickVoteProvider } from '@clickvote/react';
import { ClickVoteComponent } from '@clickvote/react';
import { LikeStyle } from '@clickvote/react';

export const LikeExample = () => {
  return (
    <ClickVoteProvider>
      <ClickVoteComponent id={CONTEXT} voteTo={ID}>
        {(props) => <LikeStyle {...props} />}
      </ClickVoteComponent>
    </ClickVoteProvider>
  );
};

Beyond the UI components, Clickvote handles the vote data: it can scale to unlimited likes, lets you monitor and test what members like through time-series data, and sends information back to your system either via API calls or by listening to Kafka topics. It is open-source, with source code publicly available and a community the page cites as 3,000+ developers.

Choosing between them

Pick self-hosted if you need the vote data and infrastructure to live inside your own environment, or you already run docker-compose-based services and want to keep operational control.

Pick cloud if you want to embed components without managing infrastructure, and a managed service fits your setup. The page calls the cloud option free, but confirm current terms and limits on the pricing page before committing.

A practical middle path: start with the cloud managed service to validate the integration and see how the components behave in your app, then move to self-hosted if data residency or control requirements appear later. Because the component API is the same either way, switching deployment models does not require rewriting your front-end integration.

What to verify before deciding

  • Pricing and limits: The page links to a pricing page but does not state figures here. Check it for current cloud terms.
  • Data flow: Decide whether you want votes delivered via API calls or Kafka topics, since that shapes both your integration and your infrastructure needs.
  • Framework fit: Confirm your framework is among the supported ones (React, Vue, Angular, Svelte) before building around the components.