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.
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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 Trigger.dev if app teams who will burn the Free $5 credits on a first durable task, then buy Hobby $10 or Pro $50 when concurrency and retention matter.
Best for
Coolify Deploys you start at $5 Cloud or OSS $0
Trigger.dev Long-running agents or background jobs you meter in credits
Free plan
Coolify $0 · open source. You install and maintain Coolify. Unlimited servers and deployments on hardware you own
Trigger.dev $0 · /month. $5 free credits. 20 concurrent runs. 5 members. 10 schedules. 1-day logs. 10 Realtime connections. Community support
Lowest paid
Coolify Not published by the vendor
Trigger.dev Invocation $0.000025
Next step up
Coolify
Trigger.dev Compute $0.0000338
Runs where
Coolify Local; you host it
Trigger.dev
Watch out
Coolify $5 Cloud is the control plane, not the VPS
Trigger.dev Free is $5 of credits, then you stop
Last checked
Coolify 2026-10-22 · coolify.io/pricing
Trigger.dev 2026-10-22 · trigger.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Trigger.dev if
app teams who will burn the Free $5 credits on a first durable task, then buy Hobby $10 or Pro $50 when concurrency and retention matter.
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