Cloud 66 vs Coolify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cloud 66 and Coolify share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Coolify starts cheaper, at $5 a month against $23 a month.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cloud 66 grades higher on ease of use. Coolify grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cloud 66
Deploy and manage apps on your own servers and cloud accounts
Coolify
Open-source platform to deploy apps and databases to your own servers
Which one is for you
Pick Cloud 66 if
- Fits if you deploy a small app or two to your own cloud servers
- Works for teams that want one console across several clouds
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need more than 1 server on the free plan, or 5 deployments a day
- Pricey if you add servers, which cost $12 a month each, or sites at $10 a month
- Watch out: extra team members are $5 a month and extra build minutes $0.03 each
- Watch out: prices shown are annual, and only Team lists a monthly price
Pick Coolify if
- Fits if you have your own servers and want a deploy dashboard
- Works for developers comfortable with SSH and Docker
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you do not have a server, as neither edition supplies one
- Not for you if you want someone else to handle updates and backups when self-hosting
- Tight if you want fast support, as it is community plus limited email on Cloud
- Pricey if you add many servers on Cloud, at $3 a month each past two
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACloud 66Fair | 2.4GPACoolifyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CDeveloper is $23 a month billed annually for 2 servers, just above the $20.83 dearer-quarter line for web hosting. Your cloud servers are billed separately. | CFree software, but only free if you host it yourself on a server you pay for. Cloud is $5 a month for 2 servers, then $3 each. |
| Free plan and trial | BA free plan with 1 server, 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours and 1 team member, no card. Light use fits inside it. | BThe self-hosted edition has every feature with no restrictions, once you have a server. Cloud has no trial on record. |
| Features | CDeploys to any cloud, native and containerised apps, zero-downtime deploys, databases and backups, static sites and team controls. Plans cap servers at 1, 2, 4 and 7. | BGit deploys, builds, one-click databases and services, SSL, backups, monitoring, an API and an MCP server. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect cloud accounts and set up servers and apps. | DNeeds servers reached over SSH and self-hosting, with community support. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it works with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Slack, and has an API. | BA web dashboard with an API, an MCP server and several integrations. |
| Best for | deploying apps to servers in your own cloud account | self-hosting your own apps and databases |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cloud 66 and Coolify. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cloud 66 starts at $23 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Coolify starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Coolify starts $18 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 7 score higher than Cloud 66 for less, and 1 scores higher than Coolify for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Coolify is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
At a glance
| Cloud 66 | Coolify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team) | $5 per month for up to 2 connected servers (Cloud), or free to self-host |
| Free plan | 1 deployment server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 1 team member, no card required. | The self-hosted edition is free forever with every feature and no restrictions; you run it on your own infrastructure. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cloud66, Inc. | Coolify |
| Price read from | cloud66.com | coolify.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cloud 66
- Cloud servers are not included; you pay your cloud provider separately.
- Plans cap servers (1, 2, 4 and 7) and static sites; extra servers cost $12 per month and extra sites $10.
- Extra team members cost $5 per month and extra build minutes $0.03 each beyond the plan's allowance.
- Prices shown are the annual rate, and only Team lists its monthly-billed price on the page.
Coolify
- Coolify does not supply servers: both editions need servers you bring, and Cloud charges $3 a month for each server beyond the first two.
- Self-hosting means you handle installation, updates and backups, with community support.
- Cloud support is described as community plus limited email support.
- Some pricing FAQ answers, including trial and discount questions, were not readable on the page, so no trial is recorded.
Key features
Cloud 66
- Deploy to any cloud
- Connect a Git repository and a cloud provider such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure, or deploy to your own servers or a mix of both.
- Native and containerized apps
- Runs apps directly on virtual machines or in containers, with background jobs, scheduled tasks and deployment hooks.
- Zero-downtime deployments
- Health checks and zero-downtime deployments are part of the platform, with failover groups and autoscaling listed on the plan comparison.
- Managed databases and backups
- Managed databases are listed on every plan. Managed backup storage is billed at $0.38 per GB on paid plans.
- Static sites and preview deployments
- Hosts sites built with generators such as Jekyll and Hugo, and the comparison table lists preview deployments from branches, tags or pull requests.
- Team controls and API
- Full API access, audit logs, live logs and cost management alerts are listed, with SAML SSO and user provisioning in the comparison table.
Coolify
- Deploy from Git
- Integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Gitea give push-to-deploy and separate deployments for pull requests.
- Flexible builds
- Applications can be built with Nixpacks, Railpack, a Dockerfile or Docker Compose, served as static sites, or run from a prebuilt Docker image.
- One-click databases and services
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, KeyDB, Dragonfly and ClickHouse start in seconds, alongside a catalog of 360+ one-click services.
- Any server over SSH
- Resources can be deployed to your own server, a VPS, a Raspberry Pi or providers such as Hetzner and DigitalOcean, across one or many servers.
- SSL, backups and monitoring
- Let's Encrypt certificates renew automatically, databases back up to S3-compatible storage, and servers and deployments are monitored with notifications.
- API and MCP server
- An API automates deployments and resources, and an MCP server lets AI clients list resources, deploy and read logs with the same API tokens.
Plans
Cloud 66
Free$0
1 server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 50 build minutes, 1 GB of static-site traffic, 1 hour of metrics.
Developer$23
per month, billed annually
Up to 2 servers and 2 static sites, 50 deployments per 24 hours, 200 build minutes, 100 GB static-site traffic, Slack support.
Team$47
per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
Up to 4 servers and 5 static sites with unlimited deployments, 10 team members and 1,000 GB static-site traffic.
Business$80
per month, billed annually
Up to 7 servers and 10 static sites, 30 team members, 5,000 GB of static-site traffic and 30 days of metrics.
EnterpriseCustom
For more than 50 servers: on-prem and dedicated options, onboarding support, a dedicated account manager and invoicing.
Coolify
Self-hosted$0
Install Coolify yourself on your own infrastructure with all features and unlimited servers and teams. Support comes from the community, and you handle updates and backups.
Cloud$5
per month for up to 2 servers, then $3 per extra server
Coolify hosts the dashboard at app.coolify.io; you bring your own servers. Unlimited deployments, email alerts, and limited email support.
Ways to pay less
Cloud 66
- Annual discount
Save about 20% with annual billing
The pricing page shows a 20% saving for annual billing; for example, Team is $47 per month billed annually versus $59 billed monthly.
- Startups
Startup and education pricing
The FAQ says qualified startups and educational institutions get special pricing, arranged through the sales team.
Coolify
- Annual discount
20% off Cloud with annual billing
The pricing page's billing toggle marks annual billing as 20% cheaper than monthly for Coolify Cloud.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cloud 66 or Coolify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Coolify is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $23 a month for Cloud 66. Cloud 66 starts at $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team), and Coolify starts at $5 per month for up to 2 connected servers (Cloud), or free to self-host.
Which has a free plan, Cloud 66 or Coolify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Cloud 66 and Coolify have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.