Coolify alternatives
Coolify is already the cheapest server control panel we track at 1 server with 10 sites (free). Here's how the other 3 compare. The closest match, Railway, covers 82% of what Coolify does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Coolify does
Core: Git push deploys (partly), Always-on app servers (partly), Bring your own cloud (partly), Open-source, self-hostable, Sites and apps on your server, Docker and any-language apps, Open source and self-hostable.
Important: Databases from the dashboard (partly), One-click app catalog, Automated site backups (partly), Server health monitoring (partly), Multi-server scaling (partly), API, CLI and AI agents.
Also has: Static site hosting (partly), Full-stack framework support (partly), Preview deployments (partly), Workers and cron jobs (partly), Persistent volumes (partly), AI app tooling (partly), Templates and add-on marketplace (partly), EU data sovereignty (partly), Cloud server provisioning (partly), Team roles and permissions (partly), Hosted dashboard.
Alternatives to Coolify at 1 server with 10 sites, best match first
- Plesk: $13.55/mo Yearly-billed EUR price, converted; status unconfirmed (Web Admin (1 server, up to 10 domains)). It covers 73% of Coolify; missing or partial: Docker and any-language apps (partly), Open source and self-hostable (partly), One-click app catalog (partly), Multi-server scaling, API, CLI and AI agents (partly). Free plan: none.
- Laravel Forge: $12/mo Excludes your cloud server bill (Hobby plan at monthly billing: 1 external server, unlimited sites). It covers 72% of Coolify; missing or partial: Open-source, self-hostable, Docker and any-language apps (partly), Open source and self-hostable, One-click app catalog, API, CLI and AI agents (partly). Free plan: none.
- cPanel: $53.99/mo Monthly price inferred from 8.4% annual saving (Pro tier (30-account cap), Cloud/VPS list price, monthly billing, 1 server). It covers 71% of Coolify; missing or partial: Docker and any-language apps (partly), Open source and self-hostable (partly), One-click app catalog (partly), Server health monitoring, API, CLI and AI agents (partly). Free plan: none.
Other kinds of products that cover part of Coolify
- Railway (Hosting): covers 82% of Coolify; missing or partial: Open source and self-hostable, Cloud server provisioning, Hosted dashboard
- Render (Hosting): covers 79% of Coolify; missing or partial: Open source and self-hostable, One-click app catalog (partly), Cloud server provisioning, Hosted dashboard
- Heroku (Hosting): covers 75% of Coolify; missing or partial: Open source and self-hostable, One-click app catalog, Cloud server provisioning, Hosted dashboard
Prices at every size
- Coolify: 1 server with 10 sites free, 5 servers, 50 sites and 3 users free (Self-hosted free; Cloud $5/mo + $3 per extra server)
- Plesk: 1 server with 10 sites $13.55/mo, 5 servers, 50 sites and 3 users $67.74/mo (Yearly-billed EUR price, converted; status unconfirmed)
- Laravel Forge: 1 server with 10 sites $12/mo, 5 servers, 50 sites and 3 users $19/mo (Excludes your cloud server bill)
- cPanel: 1 server with 10 sites $53.99/mo, 5 servers, 50 sites and 3 users $269.95/mo (Monthly price inferred from 8.4% annual saving)
The panel or management fee only, per month on monthly billing; the servers you rent cost extra and aren't included. A free self-hosted edition counts as $0 when it allows commercial use and covers the scenario.
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