No. 15 of 36 ·Preview Environment Software

Coolify

Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API · paid plans from $5/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Coolify is ranked #15 of 36 in preview environment software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/mo.

Coolify plans and pricing

All plans

Self-hosted Free Free forever Full access to all features · Requires your own infrastructure · No feature restrictions · Community support coolify.io · 5 Oct 2026

Cloud $5/mo $5 /month base price (connect 2 servers) + $3 /month per additional server Bring your own servers · Unlimited deployments per server · Limited email support · Additional subscription per team coolify.io · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on preview environment software

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $5/mo

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The record

Purpose: Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable alternative to Vercel, Heroku, Netlify and Railway for deploying websites, databases, web applications and 280+ one-click services to your own server.
Build and deploy: It builds every commit and deploys it to a connected server over SSH.
Build options: Builds can use Nixpacks, Railpack, Dockerfile or Docker Compose, static site serving, or a prebuilt Docker image from a registry.
Git integrations: Push-to-deploy integrations include hosted and self-hosted platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Gitea.
Databases: One-click database options include PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, KeyDB, Dragonfly and ClickHouse.
API and AI: Coolify offers an API and an MCP server for AI clients such as Claude and Cursor to list resources, deploy, read logs, restart services and troubleshoot deployments.
Operations: Features include pull request deployments, scheduled tasks, shared environment variables, monitoring, automatic database backups to S3-compatible storage and one-click rollbacks.
Security: The dashboard supports two-factor authentication and single sign-on with providers including GitHub, GitLab, Google, Azure and Authentik.
Network access: Cloudflare Tunnels can expose apps and servers without opening ports or exposing the server's IP address.
Support: Self-hosted plans include community support, while Cloud includes community support and limited email support.
License and paywalls: The maker says its projects are free and open source under Apache 2.0, with no features behind paywalls.
Self-hosting requirements: The documentation lists 2 CPU cores, 2 GB RAM and 10 GB free disk as the standard minimum, and says Coolify runs only on Linux-based operating systems.
Cloud hosting limit: Coolify Cloud runs on the maker's managed infrastructure, but customers must bring their own servers for application deployments.
Price from: $5/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Preview Environment Software in 2026#15 of 36
Best Deployment Automation Software in 2026#7 of 30

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Sources

coolify.io· checked 5 Oct 2026
coolify.io/pricing· checked 5 Oct 2026
coolify.io/philosophy· checked 5 Oct 2026
coolify.io/docs/start-with-self-hosted· checked 5 Oct 2026