Pick Coolify if
small teams who will self-host the OSS control plane at $0 while they deploy a first git app, or start Cloud at $5/month (2 servers included, then $3/server) when they do not want to maintain Coolify itself.
Read the Coolify pageCoolify vs Gitea
Our take
Pick Coolify if small teams who will self-host the OSS control plane at $0 while they deploy a first git app, or start Cloud at $5/month (2 servers included, then $3/server) when they do not want to maintain Coolify itself. Pick Gitea if teams who will stay on Open Source at $0 (unlimited users/repos, community support) while they open a first dashboard, then buy Enterprise at $9.5 or $19 per user/month when they
Gitea
self-hosted git-forge desk
Best for
Coolify Deploys you start at $5 Cloud or OSS $0
Gitea A forge you start at $0
Free plan
Coolify $0 · open source. You install and maintain Coolify. Unlimited servers and deployments on hardware you own
Gitea $0 · self-hosted MIT. Unlimited users and repositories. Code hosting, issues, pull requests, project management, Gitea Actions, packages. Community support
Lowest paid
Coolify Not published by the vendor
Gitea Enterprise $9.5/user/mo
Runs where
Coolify Local; you host it
Gitea Local or hosted
Watch out
Coolify $5 Cloud is the control plane, not the VPS
Gitea $9.5 / $19 is per user / month with a 1-year online-payment commitment
Last checked
Coolify 2026-10-22 · coolify.io/pricing
Gitea 2026-10-23 · about.gitea.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Gitea if
teams who will stay on Open Source at $0 (unlimited users/repos, community support) while they open a first dashboard, then buy Enterprise at $9.5 or $19 per user/month when they need SAML, audit logs, and SLA support.
Read the Gitea page