Comparison

Clever Cloud vs Coolify

On the evidence we track, Coolify leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Clever Cloud54

★Coolify62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Clever Cloud	CoolifyLeader
Vioscale score	54 / 100medium · 73%	62 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	19	12
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
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
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	61,077
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 in FR, EU · Popular in FR, EU · HQ FR	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Clever Cloud54 / 100medium · 73%

Coolify62 / 100low · 40%

Pricing

Free tier

Clever Cloud–

Coolify✓

Model

Clever Cloudcommercial

Coolifyfreemium

Price level

Clever Cloudlow

Coolifylow

Transparent

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Integrations

Count

Clever Cloud19

Coolify12

Security

Disclosure policy

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify–

Gdpr

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify–

Iso27001

Clever Cloud✓

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

Status page

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Clever Cloud–

Coolify0

Github stars

Clever Cloud–

Coolify61,077

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 in FR, EU · Popular in FR, EU · HQ FR

CoolifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

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

A cloud-native platform-as-a-service that handles application deployment, runtime management, and infrastructure maintenance. It emphasizes sovereignty by operating its own datacenters, supports multiple deployment models (cloud, on-premise, air-gapped), and is built on open standards with no vendor lock-in.

Independently observed

Coolify

Leader

Open-source deployment platform for running applications, databases, and services on your own infrastructure without vendor lock-in. Supports git-driven deployments, Docker containers, and 280+ one-click services across single or multiple servers.

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

from €4.50/moSubscription

From €4.50/month for compute instances

Pico€4.50/month
Nano€6.00/month

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Coolify

Leader

from $3/moHybridFree tier

Free forever (self-hosted). Cloud: from $5/month + $3/month per additional server.

Self-hostedFree
- Full access to all features
- No limitation or restrictions
- Community support
- Automated or self-managed updates
- Includes all upcoming features
Cloud$5/month base (2 servers) + $3/month per additional server. Save 20% billed annually.
- Connect unlimited servers
- Unlimited deployments per server
- Email alerts for Coolify events
- Email support
- Managed Coolify infrastructure

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

CLI

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

Self-hosted

Clever Cloud✓

Coolify✓

On-premise

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

19 total - 18 not shared

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

Independently observed

Coolify

Leader

12 total - 11 not shared

GitHub
Bitbucket
Gitea
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Bitbucket Pipelines
Docker
S3
Discord
Telegram
SMTP

Independently observed

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