Comparison

Coolify vs Porter

No clear leader: Coolify (62.2) and Porter (59.6) 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.

Coolify full profile →Porter full profile →

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Coolify62

Porter60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Coolify	Porter
Vioscale score	62 / 100low · 40%	60 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	5
Security
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
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	-
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 · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Coolify62 / 100low · 40%

Porter60 / 100low · 33%

Pricing

Free tier

Coolify✓

Porter✗

Model

Coolifyfreemium

Portercommercial

Price level

Coolifylow

Porterlow

Transparent

Coolify✓

Porter✓

Integrations

Count

Coolify12

Porter5

Security

Hipaa

Coolify–

Porter✓

Soc2

Coolify–

Porter✓

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

Porter–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Coolify0

Porter–

Github stars

Coolify61,077

Porter–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Coolify100

Porter–

Release

Cadence days

Coolify8

Porter–

History

Coolify20 items

Porter–

License

Spdx

CoolifyApache-2.0

Porter–

Language

Primary

CoolifyPHP

Porter–

Market

Availability

CoolifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

PorterAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Coolify	Porter
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	-	✓
Build
Build system	Dockerfile	-
Runtime / language breadth	Any language and framework (Docker containers)	JavaScript, Python, Go, and others
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	✓	✓

Deploy

Git-push auto-deploy

Coolify✓

Porter✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Coolify✓

Porter✓

Per-PR preview environments

Coolify-

Porter✓

Build

Build system

CoolifyDockerfile

Porter-

Runtime / language breadth

CoolifyAny language and framework (Docker containers)

PorterJavaScript, Python, Go, and others

Scale

Autoscaling

Coolify-

PorterHorizontal

Deployment

Geographic reach

CoolifyMulti-region

PorterMulti-region

Hosting

CoolifyCloud + self-hosted

PorterCloud + self-hosted

Data

Bundled managed data services

Coolify✓

Porter✓

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Coolify-

Porter-

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Coolify✓

Porter✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Coolify-

Porter-

Instant rollbacks

Coolify-

Porter-

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Coolify✓

Porter✓

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

Porter

A platform-as-a-service that manages application deployment, scaling, and infrastructure across AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. Handles CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and cluster management automatically while running on your own cloud account.

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 ↗

Porter

from $6/moUsage-based

Usage-based: $6/GB RAM + $13/vCPU per month. Enterprise volume discounts available.

Standard$6/GB RAM/mo + $13/vCPU/mo, prorated hourly
- Deploy from GitHub
- Unlimited Applications
- Preview Environments
- Autoscaling
- Jobs & Cron Jobs
- +5 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Standard
- Premium Support
- Advanced RBAC
- SAML-based SSO
- Custom Alerts
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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	Porter
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Coolify✓

Porter✓

CLI

Coolify✗

Porter✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Coolify✓

Porter✓

Self-hosted

Coolify✓

Porter✓

On-premise

Coolify✓

Porter✓

Hybrid

Coolify✓

Porter✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub Actions

Coolify

12 total - 11 not shared

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

Independently observed

Porter

5 total - 4 not shared

Tailscale
Helicone
Grafana
Temporal

Independently observed

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