VPS and app hosting
Coolify
Best for: cutting costs if you are happy to run your own server.
- From
- $5/mo
- Free plan or trial
- Yes
- Checked
- Oct 17, 2026
Overview
- Compared on: VPS and app hosting
What's good
- Self-hosted has no limits or paid features, under the Apache-2.0 license
- Deploys from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or Gitea, with Dockerfile or Docker Compose
- Hundreds of one-click services (its README says 300+)
Watch out for
- You bring your own servers on both self-hosted and Cloud, so server costs are extra
- No trial for Coolify Cloud, and self-hosting means you maintain the platform
Where we compare it
- Railway alternatives for hosting an AI app$5/month for Coolify Cloud (2 servers); self-hosted is free
Coolify pricing
- $5/month for Coolify Cloud (2 servers); self-hosted is freefrom Railway alternatives for hosting an AI app, checked Oct 17, 2026
Prices in US dollars from Coolify's own site, checked Oct 17, 2026: coolify.io/pricing, github.com/coollabsio/coolify
Free plan
Self-hosted Coolify is free and open source (Apache-2.0)
Coolify alternatives
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How much does Coolify cost?
$5/month for Coolify Cloud (2 servers); self-hosted is free (checked Oct 17, 2026 on Coolify's own site).
Does Coolify have a free plan?
Self-hosted Coolify is free and open source (Apache-2.0).
What are the best alternatives to Coolify?
Other VPS and app hosting options we've checked: Fly.io ($2.19/mo), Vultr ($2.50/mo), Hostinger ($2.99/mo), UpCloud ($3.50/mo).
This page is built from the prices and facts we checked on each tool's own site. We haven't tested Coolify hands-on.How we work