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 Spacelift
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 Spacelift if platform teams who will stay on Free at $0 (2 users, 1 public worker, no card) while they open a first Stacks list, then request a Starter+ quote when they need a private worker
Spacelift
hosted IaC-run desk
Best for
Coolify Deploys you start at $5 Cloud or OSS $0
Spacelift Terraform / OpenTofu / Ansible runs you start at $0
Free plan
Coolify $0 · open source. You install and maintain Coolify. Unlimited servers and deployments on hardware you own
Spacelift $0 · no card, no time limit. 2 users. 1 public worker. IaC + VCS on the public pool
Lowest paid
Coolify Not published by the vendor
Spacelift Not published by the vendor
Runs where
Coolify Local; you host it
Spacelift Hosted
Watch out
Coolify $5 Cloud is the control plane, not the VPS
Spacelift Free is 2 users and 1 shared public worker
Last checked
Coolify 2026-10-22 · coolify.io/pricing
Spacelift 2026-10-23 · spacelift.io/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Spacelift if
platform teams who will stay on Free at $0 (2 users, 1 public worker, no card) while they open a first Stacks list, then request a Starter+ quote when they need a private worker and unlimited users.
Read the Spacelift page