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Coolify vs Heroku

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Coolify

Self-hosted Heroku & Vercel.

Open sourceBootstrappedOpen source
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Heroku

The original PaaS for apps.

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At a glanceCoolifyHeroku
Pricing
Open source
$5/mo
Pricing model
Open source
Paid
Founded
2007
Location
Hungary
Bootstrapped
Yes
Open source
Yes
Category
Hosting & Deployment
Indie alternatives
0
6
Founders
Andras Bacsai

Key differences

  • Funding

    Coolify is bootstrapped / open source; Heroku is venture-backed.

  • Open source

    Coolify is open source; Heroku is closed source.

  • Indie alternatives

    Coolify has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Heroku has 6.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founder of Coolify

Founder of Heroku

No founder details documented yet.

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