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 NetBird
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 NetBird if infra teams who will stay on Cloud Free at €0 (5 users, 100 machines) or the $0 self-host binary while they add a first peer, then buy Team at €6/user/month when they need
NetBird
WireGuard mesh desk
Best for
Coolify Deploys you start at $5 Cloud or OSS $0
NetBird Peers you start at €0
Free plan
Coolify $0 · open source. You install and maintain Coolify. Unlimited servers and deployments on hardware you own
NetBird $0 · bSD-3. You run the management + signal + TURN stack. Confirmed by the repo license. Hosting is your bill
Lowest paid
Coolify Not published by the vendor
NetBird Cloud Team €6/user/mo
Next step up
Coolify
NetBird Cloud Business €12
Runs where
Coolify Local; you host it
NetBird Local; you host it
Watch out
Coolify $5 Cloud is the control plane, not the VPS
NetBird Cloud Free is 5 users and 100 machines
Last checked
Coolify 2026-10-22 · coolify.io/pricing
NetBird 2026-10-23 · netbird.io/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick NetBird if
infra teams who will stay on Cloud Free at €0 (5 users, 100 machines) or the $0 self-host binary while they add a first peer, then buy Team at €6/user/month when they need unlimited users, enterprise IdP, and SCIM.
Read the NetBird page