#36 in Build & DeploymentUpdated 2026-08

Coolify

by Coolify · Open-source, self-hostable alternative to Vercel, Heroku, Netlify and Railway

35.7 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform for deploying websites, APIs, databases and 280+ one-click services to servers you own. It connects to any server over SSH and to Git providers including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Gitea, handling push-to-deploy, pull request deployments, Let's Encrypt certificates, S3 backups, monitoring and notifications.

Best for: Developers who want to deploy apps, databases and services onto servers they control, not a PaaS
Pricing: Self-hosting is free forever; Coolify Cloud starts at $5/month covering two servers, plus $3/month per additional server, with annual billing advertised as saving 20%.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open source and free forever when self-hosted on your own servers
Deploys to any server reachable by SSH, including a Raspberry Pi
280+ one-click services; anything Docker-compatible can be deployed
Automatic Let's Encrypt SSL and automated S3 database backups

Trade-offs

The Cloud plan still requires you to bring and pay for your own servers
Self-hosted setup, updates, backups and email alerts are your responsibility
Cloud dashboard runs on app.coolify.io; custom domain is self-hosted only
Each additional team on Cloud requires its own subscription

Pricing

Published plans from Coolify’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Coolify pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Self-hosted	—	Free forever, full access to all features You supply the infrastructure Community support (21k+ members) Self-managed or automated updates and backups
Cloud	$5base price, connects 2 servers	+$3/month per additional server Coolify runs on managed infrastructure Unlimited deployments and connected servers Managed email alerts, community plus limited email support

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
API quality: 10 out of 100
Documentation: 0 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 58 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 80 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 85 out of 100
Operational trust: 25 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: 25 out of 100

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