Comparison

CapRover vs Coolify

On the evidence we track, Coolify leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

CapRover full profile →Coolify full profile →

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.

CapRover49

★Coolify59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CapRover	CoolifyLeader
vioscaleAI score	49 / 100medium · 53%	59 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$5
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	10
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.3	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcaprover%2Fcaprover&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcoollabsio%2Fcoolify&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,177	62,602
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	91	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	62	8
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

CapRover49 / 100medium · 53%

Coolify59 / 100low · 40%

Pricing

Free tier

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Model

CapRoveropen_source

Coolifyfreemium

Price level

CapRoverfree

Coolifylow

Starting price

CapRover–

Coolify$5

Transparent

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Integrations

Count

CapRover8

Coolify10

Security

Scorecard

CapRover4.3

Coolify–

Vulnerabilities

CapRoverCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcaprover%2Fcaprover&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

CoolifyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcoollabsio%2Fcoolify&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

CapRover✓

Coolify–

Adoption

Dependent repos

CapRover0

Coolify0

Github stars

CapRover15,177

Coolify62,602

Activity

Commits last 30d

CapRover91

Coolify100

Release

Cadence days

CapRover62

Coolify8

History

CapRover20 items

Coolify20 items

License

Spdx

CapRover–

CoolifyApache-2.0

Language

Primary

CapRoverTypeScript

CoolifyPHP

Market

Availability

CapRover–

CoolifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

CapRover5 items

Coolify7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for paas & hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	CapRover	Coolify
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	✗	✓
Build
Build system	Dockerfile	Dockerfile
Runtime / language breadth	Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application	Any language and framework (Docker containers)
Scale
Autoscaling	Horizontal	-
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	Multi-region
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud + self-hosted
Data
Bundled managed data services	✓	✓
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge	✗	-
Custom domains + automatic TLS	✓	✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management	✓	✓
Instant rollbacks	✗	✓
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API	✓	✓

Deploy

Git-push auto-deploy

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Per-PR preview environments

CapRover✗

Coolify✓

Build

Build system

CapRoverDockerfile

CoolifyDockerfile

Runtime / language breadth

CapRoverNode.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application

CoolifyAny language and framework (Docker containers)

Scale

Autoscaling

CapRoverHorizontal

Coolify-

Deployment

Geographic reach

CapRoverMulti-region

CoolifyMulti-region

Hosting

CapRoverSelf-hosted only

CoolifyCloud + self-hosted

Data

Bundled managed data services

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

CapRover✗

Coolify-

Custom domains + automatic TLS

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Instant rollbacks

CapRover✗

Coolify✓

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

CapRover

A self-hosted deployment platform that automates app builds, scaling, and management with built-in SSL support, allowing you to retain full control of your hosting infrastructure.

Independently observed

Coolify

Leader

Deploy applications, databases, and services to your own servers using an open-source alternative to commercial managed deployment platforms.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

CapRover

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-10-02verify ↗

Coolify

Leader

from $5/moHybridFree tier

Free self-hosted tier. Cloud from $5/month (includes 2 servers) + $3/month per additional server; 20% discount for annual billing.

Self-hostedFree
- Full access to all features
- No limitations or restrictions
- Community support
- Automated or self-managed updates
- All upcoming features included
Cloud$5/month base (2 servers included) + $3/month per additional server; save 20% with annual billing
- Connect unlimited servers
- Unlimited deployments per server
- Free email alerts for Coolify events
- Community + limited email support
- Founder-tested updates

as of 2026-09-07verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	CapRover	Coolify
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Linux

CapRover✓

Coolify✗

CLI

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

CapRover✗

Coolify✓

Self-hosted

CapRover✓

Coolify✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)

GitHub
GitLab
Docker

CapRover

10 total - 7 not shared

Docker Compose
Docker Hub
Let's Encrypt
WordPress
MongoDB
MySQL
Nginx

Independently observed

Coolify

Leader

17 total - 14 not shared

Bitbucket
Gitea
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Bitbucket Pipelines
S3
Discord
Telegram
SMTP
Email
Slack
Pushover
Cloudflare
AWS S3

Independently observed

Still deciding?

CapRover or Coolify: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.