Side by side
Coolify vs Dokploy
Both stand on paas tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+3
Coolify offers deployment and operations tools for Linux servers, with both free self-hosted and paid cloud options. The cloud plan starts at $5 a month, but application hosting still depends on servers you bring.
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Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
Visit Dokploy The facts
| Coolify | Dokploy | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Self-hosted, Web | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Cloud: $5 a month | Hobby: $4.50 a month |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | coolify.io | dokploy.com |
| On paas tools | #1 of 31 | #5 of 31 |
Coolify: what it does well
- Free self-hosted plan includes all features.
- Supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Gitea deployments.
- Includes one-click rollbacks and automatic database backups.
- Offers an API and MCP server for AI clients.
What to know first
- Runs only on Linux-based operating systems.
- Self-hosting requires your own infrastructure.
- Standard minimum is 2 CPU cores, 2 GB RAM and 10 GB disk.
- Cloud customers must provide servers for application deployments.
Dokploy: what it does well
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