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Comparison

Coolify vs Heroku

On the evidence we track, Heroku leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Coolify full profile →Heroku full profile →
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Coolify59
★Heroku67
Score
vioscaleAI score
Coolify59 / 100low · 40%
Heroku67 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Model
Coolifyfreemium
Herokufreemium
Price level
Coolifylow
Herokuhigh
Starting price
Coolify$5
Heroku$500
Transparent
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Integrations
Count
Coolify10
Heroku6
Security
Disclosure policy
Coolify–
Heroku✓
Hipaa
Coolify–
Heroku✓
Iso27001
Coolify–
Heroku✓
Pci
Coolify–
Heroku✓
Soc2
Coolify–
Heroku✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Coolify–
Heroku✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Coolify0
Heroku–
Github stars
Coolify62,602
Heroku–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Coolify100
Heroku–
Release
Cadence days
Coolify8
Heroku–
History
Coolify20 items
Heroku–
License
Spdx
CoolifyApache-2.0
Heroku–
Language
Primary
CoolifyPHP
Heroku–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Coolify7 items
Heroku6 items

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Deploy arbitrary container image
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Per-PR preview environments
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Build
Build system
CoolifyDockerfile
HerokuBuildpacks
Runtime / language breadth
CoolifyAny language and framework (Docker containers)
HerokuNode.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP
Scale
Autoscaling
Coolify-
HerokuHorizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
CoolifyMulti-region
HerokuMulti-region
Hosting
CoolifyCloud + self-hosted
HerokuCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Coolify-
Heroku-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Instant rollbacks
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Coolify✓
Heroku✓

What each one is

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

Coolify

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

Independently observed

Heroku

Leader

A cloud-based application platform that enables developers to build, run, and scale web applications using managed infrastructure and integrated deployment tools. Supports multiple programming languages and frameworks with Git-based deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 verify ↗

Heroku

Leader
from $500/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $7/month for hobby tier, with free tier available

  • freeFree
  • hobby$7/dyno/mo
  • standard-1x$25/dyno/mo
  • standard-2x$50/dyno/mo
  • performance$500/mo
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
CLI
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Coolify✓
Heroku✓
Self-hosted
Coolify✓
Heroku✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Coolify

17 total - 16 not shared
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Gitea
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
  • Docker
  • S3
  • Discord
  • Telegram
  • SMTP
  • Email
  • Slack
  • Pushover
  • Cloudflare
  • AWS S3
Independently observed

Heroku

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Twilio
  • Salesforce
  • Travis CI
  • RabbitMQ
  • Apigee
  • Heroku Postgres
Independently observed
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Coolify or Heroku: which one depends on you

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