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 Windmill
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 Windmill if platform teams who will run Community Edition at $0 (≤50 users, 3 workspaces) and only buy EE when they need SAML, audit, or more than 10 SSO users.
Best for
Coolify Deploys you start at $5 Cloud or OSS $0
Windmill Scripts → endpoints / workflows / UIs you can self-host
Free plan
Coolify $0 · open source. You install and maintain Coolify. Unlimited servers and deployments on hardware you own
Windmill $0 · /month. Unlimited executions. 3 workspaces. Max 50 users. 10 SSO users. 4 groups. 10 GiB object storage. 100 email triggers/day. 100 app guests / 30 days. Discord support
Lowest paid
Coolify Not published by the vendor
Windmill Enterprise Edition $20/mo
Next step up
Coolify
Windmill Compute units $100/mo
Runs where
Coolify Local; you host it
Windmill Local; you host it
Watch out
Coolify $5 Cloud is the control plane, not the VPS
Windmill Community caps SSO at 10 and workspaces at 3
Last checked
Coolify 2026-10-22 · coolify.io/pricing
Windmill 2026-10-22 · windmill.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Windmill if
platform teams who will run Community Edition at $0 (≤50 users, 3 workspaces) and only buy EE when they need SAML, audit, or more than 10 SSO users.
Read the Windmill page