Comparison

Coolify vs Vercel

On the evidence we track, Vercel leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Coolify59

★Vercel85

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Coolify	VercelLeader
vioscaleAI score	59 / 100low · 41%	85 / 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	2
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://vercel.com/docs/cdn-security/security-headers
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
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	61,515	-
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	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Coolify59 / 100low · 41%

Vercel85 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Coolify✓

Vercel✓

Model

Coolifyfreemium

Vercelfreemium

Price level

Coolifylow

Vercellow

Starting price

Coolify$5

Vercel–

Transparent

Coolify✓

Vercel✓

Integrations

Count

Coolify10

Vercel2

Security

Disclosure policy

Coolify–

Vercel✓

Gdpr

Coolify–

Vercel✓

Hipaa

Coolify–

Vercel✓

Iso27001

Coolify–

Vercel✓

Pci

Coolify–

Vercel✓

Soc2

Coolify–

Vercel✓

Trust center

Coolify–

Vercelhttps://vercel.com/docs/cdn-security/security-headers

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

Vercel–

Reliability

Sla pct

Coolify–

Vercel99.99

Status page

Coolify–

Vercel✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Coolify0

Vercel–

Github stars

Coolify61,515

Vercel–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Coolify100

Vercel–

Release

Cadence days

Coolify8

Vercel–

History

Coolify20 items

Vercel–

License

Spdx

CoolifyApache-2.0

Vercel–

Language

Primary

CoolifyPHP

Vercel–

Market

Availability

CoolifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

VercelAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Coolify7 items

Vercel6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Coolify	Vercel
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)	TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Next.js
Scale
Autoscaling	-	Scale-to-zero
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	Global edge
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✓

Vercel✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Coolify✓

Vercel✓

Per-PR preview environments

Coolify✓

Vercel✓

Build

Build system

CoolifyDockerfile

VercelDockerfile

Runtime / language breadth

CoolifyAny language and framework (Docker containers)

VercelTypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Next.js

Scale

Autoscaling

Coolify-

VercelScale-to-zero

Deployment

Geographic reach

CoolifyMulti-region

VercelGlobal edge

Hosting

CoolifyCloud + self-hosted

VercelCloud only

Data

Bundled managed data services

Coolify✓

Vercel-

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Coolify-

Vercel✓

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Coolify✓

Vercel✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Coolify✓

Vercel-

Instant rollbacks

Coolify-

Vercel✓

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Coolify✓

Vercel✓

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

Vercel

Leader

A cloud platform that enables developers and AI agents to build, deploy, and scale web applications and services globally. Offers integrated developer tools, serverless functions, container deployment, and infrastructure for coordinating intelligent agents.

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 ↗

Vercel

Leader

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing. Log Drains: $0.50/GB beyond 20GB free tier

Log DrainsFree

as of 2026-09-04verify ↗

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	Vercel
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Coolify✓

Vercel✓

CLI

Coolify✗

Vercel✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Coolify✓

Vercel✓

Self-hosted

Coolify✓

Vercel✗

Hybrid

Coolify✓

Vercel✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub

Coolify

13 total - 12 not shared

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

Independently observed

Vercel

Leader

3 total - 2 not shared

Statsig
Slack

Independently observed

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