Heroku vs Coolify

Fit:

Migration notes

Git/container app deployment on your own servers; move environment variables, domains and databases; operate backups, security and scaling yourself. Heroku add-ons need replacements.

Sources: coolify.io, coolify.io · checked 2026-10-21

HerokuPaid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 7 / usage / month

Pricing modelusage, billed monthly

OwnerSalesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM)

Basic always-on dyno $7/month; Eco $5/month sleeps and personal accounts only; databases and add-ons extra. Source

Heroku plans reviewed
Basic dyno	entry	USD 7 / running Basic dyno-month / mo
Standard-1X dyno	business	USD 25 / running Standard-1X dyno-month / mo
Heroku Enterprise	enterprise	Quote only

CoolifyOpen-source alternative

Fit for Heroku

License

Apache License 2.0 A permissive license whose main conditions require preservation of copyright and license notices. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changes No Trademark useLiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com

Paid-feature tier A

Self-host

Paid-feature limitsNone established

Coolify plans reviewed
Self-hosted	free self-hosted core	Free
Cloud	vendor commercial control-plane cloud	USD 5 / team account,2 connected servers / mo

What you may give up

No paid-feature limits established for this edition.

Tier A: Pricing explicitly grants all self-hosted features with no restrictions; cloud fee buys managed control-plane hosting, not application server capacity. License source

What running it takes

Realtime server

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Default control plane uses Docker+Postgres+Redis. Requirements verified current4.4.7 Compose; PHP/runtime bundled inside image. Extra CPU/RAM/disk needed for application builds and workloads. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.