Comparison

Coolify vs Render

On the evidence we track, Render leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Coolify59

★Render68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Coolify	RenderLeader
vioscaleAI score	59 / 100low · 40%	68 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$5	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	10
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://render.com/security
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	62,602	-
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
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Coolify59 / 100low · 40%

Render68 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Coolify✓

Render✓

Model

Coolifyfreemium

Renderfreemium

Price level

Coolifylow

Renderlow

Starting price

Coolify$5

Render–

Transparent

Coolify✓

Render✓

Integrations

Count

Coolify10

Render10

Security

Certifications

Coolify–

RenderSOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001

Disclosure policy

Coolify–

Render✓

Gdpr

Coolify–

Render✓

Hipaa

Coolify–

Render✓

Iso27001

Coolify–

Render✓

Soc2

Coolify–

Render✓

Trust center

Coolify–

Renderhttps://render.com/security

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

Render–

Reliability

Status page

Coolify–

Render✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Coolify0

Render–

Github stars

Coolify62,602

Render–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Coolify100

Render–

Release

Cadence days

Coolify8

Render–

History

Coolify20 items

Render–

License

Spdx

CoolifyApache-2.0

Render–

Language

Primary

CoolifyPHP

Render–

Market

Availability

CoolifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

RenderAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Coolify7 items

Render7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Coolify	Render
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	✓	✓
Build
Build system	Dockerfile	Dockerfile
Runtime / language breadth	Any language and framework (Docker containers)	Node.js, Python, Bun, Docker, and multiple frameworks
Scale
Autoscaling	-	Horizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	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✓

Render✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Coolify✓

Render✓

Per-PR preview environments

Coolify✓

Render✓

Build

Build system

CoolifyDockerfile

RenderDockerfile

Runtime / language breadth

CoolifyAny language and framework (Docker containers)

RenderNode.js, Python, Bun, Docker, and multiple frameworks

Scale

Autoscaling

Coolify-

RenderHorizontal

Deployment

Geographic reach

CoolifyMulti-region

RenderMulti-region

Hosting

CoolifyCloud + self-hosted

RenderCloud only

Data

Bundled managed data services

Coolify✓

Render✓

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Coolify-

Render✓

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Coolify✓

Render✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Coolify✓

Render✓

Instant rollbacks

Coolify✓

Render✓

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Coolify✓

Render✓

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

Render

Leader

A cloud platform where teams deploy applications and infrastructure, from simple prototypes to complex multi-service systems, with built-in scaling, security, and database management.

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 2026-09-07verify ↗

Render

Leader

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Enterprise pricing on request. Metered billing for compute, bandwidth, and storage.

FreeFree
- Deploy for free
- Up to 25 services
- 5 GB bandwidth included
- Single-service previews
- Global regions and CDN
- +3 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Contractual uptime SLAs
- Support Slack channel
- Support response SLAs

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

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	Render
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Coolify✓

Render✓

CLI

Coolify✓

Render✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Coolify✓

Render✓

Self-hosted

Coolify✓

Render✗

Integrations

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

In common (6)

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Discord
Slack
Cloudflare

Coolify

17 total - 11 not shared

Gitea
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Bitbucket Pipelines
Docker
S3
Telegram
SMTP
Email
Pushover
AWS S3

Independently observed

Render

Leader

15 total - 9 not shared

AWS
Anthropic
OpenAI
Datadog
Namecheap
Sentry
Stripe
Terraform
OpenTelemetry

Independently observed

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Coolify or Render: which one depends on you

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