Coolify vs Hetzner Web Hosting

Coolify8.8Visit Hetzner Web Hosting7.9Visit

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

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Hetzner Web Hosting #6 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 7.9/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Hetzner

• Coolify fits best

  Git-driven deployments across servers you control

• Hetzner Web Hosting fits best

  Traditional websites and online shops

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Side by side

Feature	Coolify 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Hetzner Web Hosting 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.9
Ranking	#3 in Self-Hosted App Hosting	#6 in Self-Hosted App Hosting
Best for	Git-driven deployments across servers you control	Traditional websites and online shops
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs, Phone
Integrations	11 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Coolify 0/2 · Hetzner Web Hosting 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 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	Daily backups retained for up to 14 days, plus free SSL options Unlimited mailboxes and increasing database limits across all plans Higher tiers add Redis, SSH, Node.js, or telephone support
Cons	You provide and manage the workload servers Self-hosted installs rely on community support Cloud plan includes only limited email support	The plans focus on shared website hosting, not general app deployment SSH and Node.js are listed only for Webhosting L Migration covers up to three qualifying internal Hetzner accounts
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… Read the review →	Hetzner Web Hosting offers shared hosting for websites, email, databases, online shops, and business applications. It suits site owners who want a conventional hosting package with familiar web technologies rather than a general-purpose… Read the review →

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

• Hetzner Web Hosting — where it wins

  • Daily backups retained for up to 14 days, plus free SSL options
  • Unlimited mailboxes and increasing database limits across all plans
  • Higher tiers add Redis, SSH, Node.js, or telephone support

  Where it doesn't

  • The plans focus on shared website hosting, not general app deployment
  • SSH and Node.js are listed only for Webhosting L
  • Migration covers up to three qualifying internal Hetzner accounts

• Coolify8.8/10 · Free plan

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

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• Hetzner Web Hosting7.9/10 · Paid

  A conventional shared host for websites and shops, with storage and database capacity that scales by plan.

  Visit HetznerFull verdict →