Coolify vs Stackspin

Coolify8.2Visit SStackspin7.1Visit

Higher score Coolify #2 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 8.2/10 Free plan · paid from $5/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Coolify

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S Stackspin #6 in Self-Hosted App Hosting 7.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Stackspin

• Coolify fits best

  Git-driven deployments across servers you control

• Stackspin fits best

  Small teams hosting a curated app stack

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Side by side

Feature	Coolify 8.2/10 Visit ↗	SStackspin 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.1
Ranking	#2 in Self-Hosted App Hosting	#6 in Self-Hosted App Hosting
Best for	Git-driven deployments across servers you control	Small teams hosting a curated app stack
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$5/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email
Integrations	11 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market
Features Coolify 0/2 · Stackspin 2/2
Managed app updates	Not published	✓ (best)
Automated backups	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
App catalog size	Not published	Not published
App deployment	Not published	One_click
Backup retention	Not published	Not published
Server regions	Not published	Not published
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	Dashboard installs and manages a focused collaboration app catalog Unified users and OpenID single sign-on across supported apps Automatic updates, optional Velero backups, and Grafana/Prometheus monitoring
Cons	You provide and manage the workload servers Self-hosted installs rely on community support Cloud plan includes only limited email support	Requires configuring and managing your own Kubernetes cluster App choices are limited to a defined catalog of supported tools Backups are optional and require Velero and S3-compatible storage setup
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 →	Stackspin is an open-source platform for deploying and managing self-hosted collaboration applications. It is aimed at civil society organizations and value-driven teams that want a shared operating layer for tools such as Nextcloud,… 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

• Stackspin — where it wins

  • Dashboard installs and manages a focused collaboration app catalog
  • Unified users and OpenID single sign-on across supported apps
  • Automatic updates, optional Velero backups, and Grafana/Prometheus monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires configuring and managing your own Kubernetes cluster
  • App choices are limited to a defined catalog of supported tools
  • Backups are optional and require Velero and S3-compatible storage setup

• Coolify8.2/10 · Free plan · paid from $5/mo

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

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• SStackspin7.1/10 · Free plan

  Free, open-source app hosting for teams willing to manage Kubernetes.

  Visit StackspinFull verdict →