# Coolify vs Hetzner Cloud

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Coolify

| Attribute | Coolify | Hetzner Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59 (40% (low)) | 41.4 (53% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 62,602 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Deploy applications, databases, and services to your own servers using an open-source alternative to commercial managed deployment platforms. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://coolify.io/pricing","question":"What is Coolify?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Coolify is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $3 per server per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://coolify.io/pricing","question":"Is Coolify free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Coolify. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://coolify.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Coolify support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Coolify can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://coolify.io/pricing","question":"Can Coolify be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Coolify, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, Docker, S3, Discord and Telegram, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://coolify.io/pricing","question":"What does Coolify integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Coolify is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify","question":"Is Coolify open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Coolify is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://coolify.io/pricing","question":"Where is Coolify available?","confidence":0.5}]` | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Deploy applications, databases, and services to your own servers using an open-source alternative to commercial managed deployment platforms. | A cloud hosting service offering shared and flexible computing resources for development, testing, and small-to-medium workloads, with API and CLI access for automation and infrastructure management. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Any language and framework (Docker containers)","rollbacks":true,"cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 10 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Gitea"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab CI"},{"name":"Bitbucket Pipelines"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Telegram"},{"name":"SMTP"},{"name":"Email","native":true,"category":"notifications","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Slack","category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Pushover","category":"notification","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cloudflare","category":"dns","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"AWS S3","category":"storage","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Python","native":true},{"name":"Go","native":true},{"name":"Ansible","native":true},{"name":"Terraform","native":true},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":["DE"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Self-hosted","summary":"Free Forever","features":["Full access to all features","No limitations or restrictions","Community support","Automated or self-managed updates","All upcoming features included"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud","summary":"$5/month base (2 servers included) + $3/month per additional server; save 20% with annual billing","features":["Connect unlimited servers","Unlimited deployments per server","Free email alerts for Coolify events","Community + limited email support","Founder-tested updates"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"server","amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free self-hosted tier. Cloud from $5/month (includes 2 servers) + $3/month per additional server; 20% discount for annual billing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://coolify.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-07T13:10:46.299Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://www.hetzner.com/cloud","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T21:09:22.951Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 8 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.23","date":"2026-09-18T13:38:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.22","date":"2026-09-18T12:02:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.21","date":"2026-09-15T11:41:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.20","date":"2026-09-15T07:20:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.19","date":"2026-09-10T15:50:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.18","date":"2026-09-08T08:36:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.17","date":"2026-09-04T15:38:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.16","date":"2026-09-03T18:47:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.15","date":"2026-09-03T06:21:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.14","date":"2026-08-28T08:54:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.13","date":"2026-08-28T08:08:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.12","date":"2026-08-26T18:27:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.11","date":"2026-08-25T20:06:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.10","date":"2026-08-21T10:13:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.4-rc.1","date":"2026-08-19T11:10:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.4-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.9","date":"2026-08-18T21:50:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.8","date":"2026-08-18T08:36:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.7","date":"2026-08-17T16:50:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.6","date":"2026-08-16T19:22:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.5","date":"2026-08-16T11:59:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.5"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"C5 (BSI)","level":"C5","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:49:21.041Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*