Coolify

Open-source, self-hostable Heroku/Vercel alternative you run on your own servers.

EstablishedOpen SourceLow lock-in

Pricing

Free tier

Flat rate

Adoption

Stable

License

Open Source

Data freshness

Unverified

Overview

What is Coolify?

Coolify is an open-source self-hosting platform — deploy apps, databases, and services on your own VPS with a Vercel-like experience and no per-seat fees.

Key differentiator

An open-source, self-hostable Vercel/Heroku you run on your own servers.

Capability profile

Capability Radar

Ease of StartEcosystemValueMaturityFlexibilityScale Ready

Honest assessment

Strengths & Weaknesses

↑ Strengths

Self-hosted, no usage feeshigh

Run on your own VPS; pay only for the server

Vercel/Heroku-like UXmedium

Git deploys, databases, and services with a clean UI

Open sourcemedium

Full control and transparency

↓ Weaknesses

You manage the underlying servermedium

Ops, backups, and uptime are on you

Smaller ecosystemlow

Younger than commercial PaaS

Fit analysis

Who is it for?

✓ Best for

Self-hosting a Vercel/Heroku alternative

Own your infra without per-seat fees

Cost-sensitive teams with a VPS

Deploy many apps on one server

Cost structure

Pricing

Free Tier

Available

Self-hosted is free; managed cloud available

Starts at

$0 self-hosted

Model

Flat rate

Enterprise

Available

Performance benchmarks

How Fast Is It?

Ecosystem

Relationships

Next step

Get Started with Coolify

Step-by-step setup guide with code examples and common gotchas.

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