About
Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable deployment platform for websites, databases, web applications, and Docker-compatible services. It connects to servers over SSH and supports deployment targets such as VPS instances, Raspberry Pi, EC2, DigitalOcean, Linode, and Hetzner.
The platform includes push-to-deploy Git integrations, automatic Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate management, database backups to S3-compatible storage, webhooks, an API, a real-time terminal, team collaboration controls, pull request deployments, monitoring, and notifications. The pricing page lists a free self-hosted option with full access to all features and no feature restrictions, plus a managed cloud plan starting at $5 per month for 2 servers and $3 per additional server.
- Open-source self-hosted deployment platform
- SSH-based server connections
- Git push-to-deploy integrations
- Automatic Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates
- S3-compatible database backups
- Real-time browser terminal
- Pull request deployment workflows
- Managed cloud plan from $5/month
Free Tier Value
This free tier is a true perpetual offering with no usage cap on the core self-hosted plan, so it deserves a full monthly value rather than a token amount. The closest paid Cloud plan starts at $5/month, and the free self-hosted option gives essentially the same core capability for someone willing to bring their own infrastructure, so the practical value is about $5/month. A credit card is not indicated for the free self-hosted path, and the main tradeoff is managed hosting and support rather than feature access.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Free email alerts for Coolify events.
- Community + limited email support.
- Connect unlimited servers.
- Unlimited deployments per server.
- Unlimited team members.
- Unlimited teams.
- Founder-tested updates.
See Coolify pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Cloud
- servers included
- 2
- additional server
- $3/month each
- deployments per server
- unlimited
- teams
- unlimited
- team members
- unlimited
- Managed Coolify infrastructure
- Connect unlimited servers
- Unlimited deployments per server
- Free email alerts for Coolify events
- Community + limited email support
- Founder-tested updates
Pricing extracted from Coolify's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Coolify free forever?
Yes. Coolify is free forever, with no time limit and no usage threshold that forces a paid plan.
What happens when you exceed Coolify's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Coolify's cheapest paid plan is Cloud at $5 / month.
What is Coolify's free tier worth?
Coolify's free tier is worth about $5.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 89/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
