Koyeb vs Coolify

Koyeb8.7Visit Coolify8.6Visit

Higher score Koyeb #7 in Node.js Hosting 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Koyeb

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Coolify #8 in Node.js Hosting 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Coolify

• Koyeb fits best

  Multi-region apps with a generous free tier

• Coolify fits best

  Open-source self-hosted deployment platforms

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Side by side

Feature	Koyeb 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Coolify 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#7 in Node.js Hosting	#8 in Node.js Hosting
Best for	Multi-region apps with a generous free tier	Open-source self-hosted deployment platforms
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$29/mo	$5/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Integrations	11 integrations	11 integrations
Features Koyeb 2/4 · Coolify 0/4
Background workers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automatic scaling	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Persistent storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Container deployments	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Node.js version choice	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included build minutes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free Starter plan includes web service and PostgreSQL Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, previews, and edge routing Deploy from GitHub or public and private container registries	Free self-hosted plan with full feature access and no feature limits Docker, Git, Compose, preview, rolling update, and rollback workflows Monitoring, backups, terminal access, and REST API automation
Cons	Starter is limited to one organization member Scale starts at $299 per month Enterprise uses custom pricing	Self-hosted deployments require customer-managed infrastructure Self-hosted support is community-based Cloud pricing starts at a base price for two connected servers
Our verdict	Koyeb is a serverless infrastructure platform for deploying web applications, APIs, workers, container images, AI workloads, and managed PostgreSQL databases. It suits developers and teams that need multi-region application deployment,… Read the review →	Coolify is an open-source deployment and infrastructure management platform for developers and teams deploying websites, applications, databases, and Docker-compatible services on infrastructure they control. It connects to Linux servers… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Koyeb — where it wins

  • Free Starter plan includes web service and PostgreSQL
  • Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, previews, and edge routing
  • Deploy from GitHub or public and private container registries

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is limited to one organization member
  • Scale starts at $299 per month
  • Enterprise uses custom pricing

• Coolify — where it wins

  • Free self-hosted plan with full feature access and no feature limits
  • Docker, Git, Compose, preview, rolling update, and rollback workflows
  • Monitoring, backups, terminal access, and REST API automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployments require customer-managed infrastructure
  • Self-hosted support is community-based
  • Cloud pricing starts at a base price for two connected servers

• Koyeb8.7/10 · Free plan

  A generous free tier for multi-region deployments, with paid plans for team scale.

  Visit KoyebFull verdict →
• Coolify8.6/10 · Free plan

  A flexible Docker deployment platform with free self-hosting and a $5 monthly cloud base price.

  Visit CoolifyFull verdict →