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Head-to-head · Self-Hosted App Hosting

Coolify vs Goletro

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Coolify #3 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Coolify
Goletro #9 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 7.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Goletro

Coolify leads on 0 checks, Goletro on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCoolify · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Goletro

Coolify scores higher on our rubric for self-hosted app hosting: 8.8 against 7.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #9.

Coolify is the better fit for git-driven deployments across servers you control. Goletro is the better fit for teams managing apps across their own servers.

  • Coolify fits best

    Git-driven deployments across servers you control

  • Goletro fits best

    Teams managing apps across their own servers

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Side by side

Feature Coolify 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Goletro 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 7.7
Ranking #3 in Self-Hosted App Hosting #9 in Self-Hosted App Hosting
Best for Git-driven deployments across servers you control Teams managing apps across their own servers
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $5/mo —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 14 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Linux Web
Support Email, Community, Docs Email, Community, Docs, Phone · 24/7
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Coolify 0/2 · Goletro 0/2
Managed app updates Not checked yet —
Automated backups Not checked yet —
Specs
App catalog size Not checked yet 400 apps
App deployment Not checked yet One_click
Backup retention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Server regions Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • 400+ one-click templates cover a broad range of apps
  • Connects to user-provided servers and cloud providers
  • SSL, monitoring, backups, and team controls are available
Cons
  • You provide and manage the workload servers
  • Self-hosted installs rely on community support
  • Cloud plan includes only limited email support
  • Goletro manages deployments but does not provide hosting
  • Starter limits use to 1 connected server and 5 deployed apps
  • Starter has no automated backups; managed updates are not listed
Our verdict

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…

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Goletro is a server management platform for people and teams who want to deploy open-source applications on infrastructure they provide. Its web app connects to user-provided servers and cloud providers; it is a management layer, not a…

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  1. CoolifySelf-Hosted App Hosting 8.8Free plan
  2. GoletroSelf-Hosted App Hosting 7.7Free plan · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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
  • Goletro — where it wins

    • 400+ one-click templates cover a broad range of apps
    • Connects to user-provided servers and cloud providers
    • SSL, monitoring, backups, and team controls are available

    Where it doesn't

    • Goletro manages deployments but does not provide hosting
    • Starter limits use to 1 connected server and 5 deployed apps
    • Starter has no automated backups; managed updates are not listed

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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