Comparison

Coolify vs Dokku

On the evidence we track, Coolify leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CoolifyLeader	Dokku
Vioscale score	72 / 100low · 21%	68 / 100low · 21%
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Github starsadoption.github_stars	59,957	32,087
Optionsdeployment.options	{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}	{"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}
Longdescription.long	An open-source and self-hostable alternative to Vercel, Heroku, Netlify, and Railway for deploying websites, databases, web applications, and 280+ one-click services to your own servers.	An open source Platform as a Service that runs on a single server, supporting Git-push deployment of Heroku-compatible applications via buildpacks or Dockerfiles, with automatic container lifecycle management.
Capabilitiesfeatures.capabilities	{"hosting":"both","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Any language and framework","cli_and_api":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}	{"hosting":"self","regions":"single","runtimes":"Multiple languages via buildpacks and buildpack detection","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"git_push_deploy":true,"container_deploy":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}
Countintegrations.count	10	3
Listintegrations.list	[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Gitea"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab CI"},{"name":"Bitbucket Pipelines"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Telegram"},{"name":"S3"}]	[{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab CI"},{"name":"Woodpecker CI"}]
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	Shell
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	MIT
Supportplatform.support	{"cli":true,"web":true}	{"cli":true,"linux":true}
Pricingpricing	{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Self-hosted","summary":"Free forever, fully featured","features":["Full access to all features","No limitations or restrictions","Unlimited connected servers","Unlimited team members","Unlimited deployments per server","Community support (21k+ members)","Automated or self-managed updates","All upcoming features free forever","Database deployments","Service/one-click deployments","API access","Custom domain support"],"description":"Deploy Coolify on your infrastructure without restrictions","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud","summary":"$5/month base (includes 2 servers) + $3/month per additional server. Save 20% with annual billing.","features":["Connect unlimited servers","Unlimited deployments per server","Managed Coolify infrastructure","Managed backups","Managed updates","Email alerts","Founder-tested updates","Database deployments","Service/one-click deployments","API access","Custom domain support","Unlimited team members"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"additional server","amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed Coolify infrastructure; connect your own servers from any cloud provider","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"connected_servers_base":"2"}}],"summary":"Free self-hosted forever, or Cloud from $5/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://coolify.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:15:03.147Z","startingPrice":{"amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}	{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["Git push deployment","Buildpack/Dockerfile support","Docker container management","Environment variables","Domain/SSL configuration","Process management","Cron tasks","Persistent storage","Plugin extensibility"],"description":"Full Dokku platform"}],"summary":"Free open source. Dokku Pro available (pricing not disclosed).","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dokku.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:43:50.078Z"}
Free tierpricing.free_tier	Yes	Yes
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting gbppricing.starting_gbp	3	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	Yes	Yes
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	8	1

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Coolify	Dokku
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	✓	-
Build
Build system	Dockerfile	-
Runtime / language breadth	Any language and framework	Multiple languages via buildpacks and buildpack detection
Scale
Autoscaling	-	-
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	Single-region
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Self-hosted only
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	✓	✓

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