CapRover vs Coolify

CapRover9.3Visit Coolify8.8Visit

Higher score CapRover #2 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit CapRover

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Coolify #3 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Coolify

• CapRover fits best

  Free, flexible app deployments on your own servers

• Coolify fits best

  Git-driven deployments across servers you control

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Side by side

Feature	CapRover 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Coolify 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Self-Hosted App Hosting	#3 in Self-Hosted App Hosting
Best for	Free, flexible app deployments on your own servers	Git-driven deployments across servers you control
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$5/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Integrations	6 integrations	11 integrations
Features CapRover 0/2 · Coolify 0/2
Managed app updates	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
App catalog size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
App deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Backup retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Server regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Deploy through a dashboard, CLI, webhooks, Git, or supported Compose files Includes one-click templates for applications and databases Supports Docker Swarm clustering and load balancing	Deploy from Git repositories, Dockerfiles, Compose files, or images Rolling updates, retained-image rollback, and pull-request previews Manage servers over SSH with domains, HTTPS, backups, and monitoring
Cons	You manage the hosting infrastructure and its separate costs Managed databases are not included Autoscaling is not included	You provide and manage the workload servers Self-hosted installs rely on community support Cloud plan includes only limited email support
Our verdict	CapRover is a free, self-hosted platform for deploying and managing containerized applications on infrastructure you control. Its web dashboard and CLI support several deployment workflows, including Git, webhooks, and supported Docker… Read the review →	Coolify is an open-source platform for deploying and managing applications, databases, and services on infrastructure you control. It suits developers and teams who want a dashboard and API for operating deployments across their own Linux… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CapRover — where it wins

  • Deploy through a dashboard, CLI, webhooks, Git, or supported Compose files
  • Includes one-click templates for applications and databases
  • Supports Docker Swarm clustering and load balancing

  Where it doesn't

  • You manage the hosting infrastructure and its separate costs
  • Managed databases are not included
  • Autoscaling is not included

• Coolify — where it wins

  • Deploy from Git repositories, Dockerfiles, Compose files, or images
  • Rolling updates, retained-image rollback, and pull-request previews
  • Manage servers over SSH with domains, HTTPS, backups, and monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • You provide and manage the workload servers
  • Self-hosted installs rely on community support
  • Cloud plan includes only limited email support

• CapRover9.3/10 · Free plan

  A free, Docker-based app hosting platform for teams managing their own infrastructure.

  Visit CapRoverFull verdict →
• Coolify8.8/10 · Free plan

  A self-hosted deployment control plane with Git, Docker, previews, and rollback.

  Visit CoolifyFull verdict →