Comparison

Clever Cloud vs Coolify

On the evidence we track, Clever Cloud leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Clever Cloud69

Coolify59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Clever CloudLeader	Coolify
vioscaleAI score	69 / 100medium · 73%	59 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$4.98	$5
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	19	10
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	ISO 27001:2022, Health Data Hosting (HDS)	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2016/04/04/security-is-a-process/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	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
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	62,602
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	8
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Clever Cloud69 / 100medium · 73%

Coolify59 / 100low · 40%

Pricing

Free tier

Clever Cloud✗

Coolify✓

Model

Clever Cloudcommercial

Coolifyfreemium

Price level

Clever Cloudlow

Coolifylow

Starting price

Clever Cloud$4.98

Coolify$5

Transparent

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Integrations

Count

Clever Cloud19

Coolify10

Security

Certifications

Clever CloudISO 27001:2022, Health Data Hosting (HDS)

Coolify–

Disclosure policy

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify–

Gdpr

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify–

Iso27001

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify–

Trust center

Clever Cloudhttps://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2016/04/04/security-is-a-process/

Coolify–

Vulnerabilities

Clever Cloud–

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

Sla pct

Clever Cloud99.9

Coolify–

Status page

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Clever Cloud–

Coolify0

Github stars

Clever Cloud–

Coolify62,602

Activity

Commits last 30d

Clever Cloud–

Coolify100

Release

Cadence days

Clever Cloud–

Coolify8

History

Clever Cloud–

Coolify20 items

License

Spdx

Clever Cloud–

CoolifyApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Clever Cloud–

CoolifyPHP

Market

Availability

Clever CloudAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

CoolifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Clever Cloud7 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	Clever Cloud	Coolify
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	-	✓
Build
Build system	Buildpacks	Dockerfile
Runtime / language breadth	Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, Scala, Docker, FrankenPHP, Bun, V language, and othe	Any language and framework (Docker containers)
Scale
Autoscaling	Horizontal	-
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	Multi-region
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	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

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Per-PR preview environments

Clever Cloud-

Coolify✓

Build

Build system

Clever CloudBuildpacks

CoolifyDockerfile

Runtime / language breadth

Clever CloudNode.js, Python, Java, PHP, Scala, Docker, FrankenPHP, Bun, V language, and othe

CoolifyAny language and framework (Docker containers)

Scale

Autoscaling

Clever CloudHorizontal

Coolify-

Deployment

Geographic reach

Clever CloudMulti-region

CoolifyMulti-region

Hosting

Clever CloudCloud + self-hosted

CoolifyCloud + self-hosted

Data

Bundled managed data services

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Clever Cloud-

Coolify-

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Instant rollbacks

Clever Cloud-

Coolify✓

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

What each one is

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

Clever Cloud

Leader

A managed platform-as-a-service for developers that handles deployment, runtime monitoring, automatic updates, and infrastructure management. Applications deploy via a simple git push without requiring Docker configuration or manual setup.

Independently observed

Coolify

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.

Clever Cloud

Leader

from $4.98/moSubscription

From $4.98/month for Pico instances

Pico$4.98/mo
Nano$6.64/mo

as of 2026-09-18verify ↗

Coolify

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	Clever Cloud	Coolify
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

CLI

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Self-hosted

Clever Cloud✗

Coolify✓

Hybrid

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✗

Air-gapped

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitLab

Clever Cloud

Leader

22 total - 21 not shared

MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis
Jenkins
Artifactory
ElasticSearch
Kibana
ElasticAPM
Keycloak
Matomo
Metabase
Otoroshi
Varnish
Redirection.io
Terraform
OVHcloud
Git
Prometheus
Apache Pulsar
Grafana

Independently observed

Coolify

17 total - 16 not shared

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

Independently observed

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