Coolify vs Sliplane (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Coolify grades higher than Sliplane: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Coolify grades higher on the free plan and features. Sliplane grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Coolify
Open-source platform to deploy apps and databases to your own servers
Sliplane
Docker container hosting on European servers, priced per server
Which one is for you
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
Pick Sliplane if
- Fits if you run Docker containers and want several services on one server
- Works for small teams that deploy from GitHub
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want shared PHP hosting, as it is built around containers
- Tight if you want to try it, as the demo server is deleted after 48 hours
- Pricey if you need a database, as managed PostgreSQL starts at €19 a month with no free tier
- Watch out: prices are in euros ex. VAT and a busy app may need a bigger tier
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACoolifyFair | 2.0GPASliplaneFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CStarter is €9 a month per server ex. VAT, in the ordinary range, and managed PostgreSQL adds €19 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe self-hosted edition has every feature with no restrictions, once you have a server. Cloud has no trial on record. | DA demo server is removed after 48 hours unless you add a payment method, shorter than a week. |
| Features | 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. | CPush to deploy, unlimited services per server, backups, SSL and a REST API. Built around containers, not shared PHP hosting. |
| Ease of use | DNeeds servers reached over SSH and self-hosting, with community support. | CYou pick server sizes and deploy containers, which has a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web dashboard with an API, an MCP server and several integrations. | BWeb dashboard with a REST API and several integrations. |
| Best for | self-hosting your own apps and databases | container hosting billed per server |
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: Coolify and Sliplane. How we grade
Price against what you get
Coolify starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sliplane starts at about $10.05 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Coolify starts $5.05 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 1 scores higher than Coolify for less, and 3 score higher than Sliplane 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
| Coolify | Sliplane | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5 per month for up to 2 connected servers (Cloud), or free to self-host | €9 per server / month (Starter), excluding VAT |
| Free plan | The self-hosted edition is free forever with every feature and no restrictions; you run it on your own infrastructure. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | A free demo server, deleted automatically after 48 hours unless you add a payment method and turn it into a paid server. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Coolify | Sliplane |
| Price read from | coolify.io | sliplane.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Sliplane
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT; yearly billing is labeled 33% cheaper and hourly billing costs more than monthly, but those figures are not in the page text.
- Servers are billed by size, so a busy app may need a larger tier; custom configurations require a minimum commitment.
- Managed PostgreSQL starts at €19 a month with no free tier, and object storage costs €5 per extra 250 GB.
- The service is built around containers; the site describes deploying from GitHub or Docker images rather than shared PHP hosting.
Key features
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.
Sliplane
- Push to deploy
- Connect a GitHub repository or a container registry; Sliplane detects the framework, builds, and deploys with zero-downtime releases.
- Unlimited services per server
- Each server runs as many services as fit on it at no extra charge, so the bill follows servers, not apps.
- One-click presets
- Presets cover popular software such as n8n, Open WebUI, Grafana, Metabase and several databases.
- Backups and SSL
- Daily volume backups, free SSL certificates and free Sliplane subdomains for public services are listed as always included.
- Managed PostgreSQL and object storage
- PostgreSQL with point-in-time backups starts at €19 a month, and S3-compatible storage is billed in 250 GB blocks with the first GB free.
- REST API
- Servers and services can be provisioned and deployed programmatically with a personal access token.
Plans
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.
Sliplane
Starter€9
per server / month, billed monthly, excluding VAT
1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and 20 GB storage on a shared-CPU server. Unlimited services, collaborators and free egress are included.
Base€17.80
per server / month, billed monthly, excluding VAT
2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM and 20 GB storage. Larger tiers run to 16 vCPU and 32 GB RAM at €224 a month.
Medium€28.80
per server / month, billed monthly, excluding VAT
3 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 20 GB storage. Extra NVMe storage is sold separately, from €5 a month for 50 GB.
Large€45
per server / month, billed monthly, excluding VAT
4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM and 20 GB storage.
Ways to pay less
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.
Sliplane
- Annual discount
Yearly billing labeled 33% off
The App Runtime billing toggle marks yearly billing as 33% cheaper than hourly and monthly as 20% cheaper than hourly; yearly prices are not shown in the page text.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Coolify or Sliplane?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Coolify is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against about $10.05 a month for Sliplane. Coolify starts at $5 per month for up to 2 connected servers (Cloud), or free to self-host, and Sliplane starts at €9 per server / month (Starter), excluding VAT.
Which has a free plan, Coolify or Sliplane?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Coolify has a free plan. Sliplane does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.