Comparison

Coolify vs Heroku

No clear leader: Coolify (62.2) and Heroku (59.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Coolify62

Heroku60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Coolify	Heroku
Vioscale score	62 / 100low · 40%updating	60 / 100low · 48%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	3
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
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 worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Coolify62 / 100low · 40%updating

Heroku60 / 100low · 48%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Coolify✓

Heroku–

Model

Coolifyfreemium

Herokucommercial

Price level

Coolifylow

Heroku–

Transparent

Coolify✓

Heroku–

Integrations

Count

Coolify12

Heroku3

Security

Disclosure policy

Coolify–

Heroku✓

Iso27001

Coolify–

Heroku✓

Pci

Coolify–

Heroku✓

Soc2

Coolify–

Heroku✓

Vulnerabilities

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

Heroku–

Reliability

Status page

Coolify–

Heroku✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Coolify0

Heroku–

Github stars

Coolify61,077

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

CoolifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

HerokuAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Coolify	Heroku
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	-	-
Build
Build system	Dockerfile	Buildpacks
Runtime / language breadth	Any language and framework (Docker containers)	Node.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP
Scale
Autoscaling	-	-
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	-
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud 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	✓	✓

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-

Heroku-

Deployment

Geographic reach

CoolifyMulti-region

Heroku-

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

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

Heroku

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 $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 ↗

Heroku

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Coolify	Heroku
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Coolify✓

Heroku✓

CLI

Coolify✗

Heroku✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Coolify✓

Heroku✓

Self-hosted

Coolify✓

Heroku✗

On-premise

Coolify✓

Heroku✗

Hybrid

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

12 total - 11 not shared

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

Independently observed

Heroku

3 total - 2 not shared

Twilio
Salesforce

Independently observed

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