Dokku vs Coolify

A side-by-side comparison built from both listings. Blank cells mean the company has not given that detail; we never guess.

Dokku compared with Coolify
Detail	Dokku	Coolify
What it does	The smallest PaaS implementation you've ever seen	Self-hosting with superpowers
Stage	Established	Established
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	HU
Pricing model	Not given	free
Pricing	Not given	Self-hosted: Free forever. Cloud: $5/month (2 servers) + $3/month per additional server; 20% discount for annual billing.
Key features	Build and manage application lifecycle Git-based deployment Heroku buildpacks support Docker container isolation Plugin system for extensibility Application scaling Domain configuration SSH key management	Git integration with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea Real-time terminal for server management Collaborative teams with role-based permissions
What makes it different	No vendor lock-in with self-hosted deployment on any hardware Heroku-compatible for easy migration Extensible plugin architecture in any language Simple core designed to be hackable Cost savings on cloud infrastructure	Open-source and free forever on self-hosted Supports 280+ one-click services deployable in seconds Deploy to any server via SSH with no vendor restrictions MCP server integration for AI agents like Claude and Cursor
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	67 no change since last check	76 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	27	30
Citation Flow (Majestic)	45	50
Referring domains (Majestic)	3598	3705

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