# Coolify vs Netlify

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Netlify

| Attribute | Coolify | Netlify |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 58.6 (41% (low)) | 89.3 (73% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 61,515 | - |
| 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":"A cloud platform for building, deploying, and managing web applications using Git workflows, serverless functions, built-in AI integration, and edge content delivery. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://www.netlify.com","question":"What is Netlify?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Netlify offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Personal, Pro and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.netlify.com","question":"Is Netlify free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Netlify supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.netlify.com","question":"What platforms does Netlify support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Netlify, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.netlify.com","question":"Can Netlify be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 51 integrations for Netlify, including Optimizely, Builder.io, Contentful, Contentstack, CloudCannon, Crownpeak, Directus and DatoCMS, plus 43 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.netlify.com","question":"What does Netlify integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Netlify. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Netlify not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.netlify.com/trust-center/","question":"What security certifications does Netlify have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Netlify is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.netlify.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Netlify available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":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 platform for building, deploying, and managing web applications using Git workflows, serverless functions, built-in AI integration, and edge content delivery. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Any language and framework (Docker containers)","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":"cloud","regions":"global_edge","edge_cdn":true,"runtimes":"JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks and static sites (Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, ","rollbacks":true,"cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"framework","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 50 |
| 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":"Optimizely"},{"name":"Builder.io"},{"name":"Contentful"},{"name":"Contentstack"},{"name":"CloudCannon"},{"name":"Crownpeak"},{"name":"Directus"},{"name":"DatoCMS"},{"name":"Hygraph"},{"name":"Kontent.ai"},{"name":"Prismic"},{"name":"Sanity"},{"name":"Sitecore"},{"name":"Storyblok"},{"name":"Strapi"},{"name":"Adobe Experience Manager"},{"name":"Agility CMS"},{"name":"React Bricks"},{"name":"Paligo"},{"name":"Wix"},{"name":"BigCommerce"},{"name":"Commerce Layer"},{"name":"commercetools"},{"name":"Elastic Path"},{"name":"Nacelle"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Spryker"},{"name":"VTEX"},{"name":"Aiven"},{"name":"Squid Cloud"},{"name":"CockroachDB"},{"name":"Couchbase"},{"name":"DataStax"},{"name":"Fauna"},{"name":"Prerender.io"},{"name":"Simple Analytics"},{"name":"Fireproof"},{"name":"HUMAN Security"},{"name":"Stately"},{"name":"Hashicorp Terraform"},{"name":"Nile"},{"name":"Jamsocket"},{"name":"Arcjet"},{"name":"Salesforce Commerce Cloud"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"Kimi"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"Google Gemini","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"scm","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"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":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Personal","description":"Credit-based","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","description":"Credit-based","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Credit-based usage billing on Free, Personal, Pro, and Enterprise plans","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.netlify.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T15:54:39.049Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| 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/v4.3.17","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"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.4","date":"2026-08-16T07:17:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.3","date":"2026-08-15T19:08:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.2","date":"2026-08-13T12:50:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.1","date":"2026-08-12T14:59:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.3.0","date":"2026-08-12T10:04:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.2.0","date":"2026-07-21T16:08:35Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.2.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27018:2019"},{"name":"HIPAA"},{"name":"PCI DSS v4.0.0"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.netlify.com/trust-center/ |
| 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 | Netlify |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | ✓ | - |
| Per-PR preview environments | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Dockerfile | Framework-native |
| Runtime / language breadth | Any language and framework (Docker containers) | JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks and static sites (Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | - | - |
| **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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-09-21T03:43:26.282Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*