Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform for deploying apps, databases, and services to your own servers. CloudPloy deploys to a server you own or rent at cost, on a flat plan, and lets your AI agent deploy over MCP.
| Topic | Coolify | CloudPloy |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An open-source, self-hostable platform for deploying apps, databases, and services to your own servers. | A hosted deploy control plane. Deploy from git or from your AI agent to servers you own or rent at cost |
| Pricing | Self-hosted free. Cloud $5/mo for 2 servers, plus $3/mo per extra server | Free plan, then $9.99, $19, or $39 per month. Compute billed separately at the provider rate |
| Where apps run | Your own servers over SSH | Any server you own over SSH, or one you take from CloudPloy at the provider rate |
| Frameworks | Any Git repo via Nixpacks, Dockerfile, Docker Compose, or an image | Node, Python, Go, Rust, Ruby, Java, PHP, and static sites via Nixpacks, plus Laravel and WordPress presets |
| Managed or self-hosted | Self-host the panel, or use Coolify Cloud as a hosted panel | Hosted control plane; nothing to install or maintain on your side beyond your servers |
| Scaling | Multi-server management; Docker Swarm support is experimental | Up to 10 replicas of an app on its server; load balancing across servers is coming soon |
| Databases | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, ClickHouse, and more as one-click services | Run databases such as MySQL on your server next to your apps |
| AI agent access | Built-in MCP server, REST API, and CLI | HTTP MCP server on every plan, with OAuth sign-in and scoped tokens |
| Free tier | Self-hosted is free; no free Cloud plan | Free forever: 1 server, 1 app, up to 2 vCPU and 2 GB RAM |
Coolify details checked in October 2026 on coolify.io/pricing, coolify.io/docs/integrations/mcp, github.com/coollabsio/coolify. They change; verify on Coolify's site. CloudPloy numbers match our pricing page.
Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform for deploying apps, databases, and services to your own servers. CloudPloy is a hosted control plane: you connect a server you own, or take one at the provider rate, and deploy from git or from Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Best fit for Coolify: Teams that want a free open-source panel with many one-click services, and are happy to run it themselves. Best fit for CloudPloy: teams that want a flat plan, no markup on compute, and an AI agent that can deploy for them.
Connect your git repo to a CloudPloy server, copy your environment variables, deploy, then move your database and switch DNS.
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