# Coolify vs Northflank

| Attribute | Coolify | Northflank |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59 (40% (low)) | 62.7 (73% (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}]` | `[{"answer":"Northflank is a platform for deploying and managing applications, databases, jobs, and AI services with options for managed cloud hosting or deployment into customer infrastructure, providing Git-based deployments, preview environments, and rollback capabilities. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"What is Northflank?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Northflank offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.01. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"Is Northflank free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Northflank supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"What platforms does Northflank support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Northflank can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"Can Northflank be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 23 integrations for Northflank, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Oracle Cloud and EKS, plus 15 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"What does Northflank integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and HIPAA for Northflank. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Northflank not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://northflank.com","question":"What security certifications does Northflank have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Northflank is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"Where is Northflank available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Deploy applications, databases, and services to your own servers using an open-source alternative to commercial managed deployment platforms. | Infrastructure deployment system that runs code in isolated sandbox environments with automatic preview environments, access controls, secrets management, and support for both managed cloud and customer-owned infrastructure. |
| 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}` | `{"hosting":"both","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Polyglot; any language or framework","rollbacks":true,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"buildpacks","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 23 |
| 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":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud"},{"name":"EKS"},{"name":"GKE"},{"name":"AKS"},{"name":"Rancher"},{"name":"OpenShift"},{"name":"Tanzu"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"MinIO"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"pgvector"},{"name":"Llama"},{"name":"Deepseek"},{"name":"MCP"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"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":"usage","plans":[{"name":"PaaS","summary":"$0.01667/vCPU-hr, billed per second","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-hr"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01667,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed cloud infrastructure with pay-as-you-go pricing"},{"name":"BYOC","summary":"Cloud provider charges plus $0.01389/vCPU-hr and $0.00139/GB-hr management fee","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-hr"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01389,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB-hr"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00139,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Bring Your Own Cloud with management fee"}],"summary":"From $0.01667/vCPU-hr (PaaS, billed per second). BYOC available with management fees from $0.01389/vCPU-hr.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-22T14:39:40.468Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"GB-hr","amount":0.00139,"currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":0.00139,"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.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | 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}` | - |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Coolify | Northflank |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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) | Polyglot; any language or framework |
| **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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:01:51.652Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*