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Coolify

Self-hosted Heroku/Netlify/Vercel alternative

verified 2026-07-02Apache-2.0self-hostable

Arete score

4.5 / 5

Autonomy5

Return5

Efficiency3

Transparency5

ἀρετή “AH-reh-tay” — excellence: a thing being good at what it’s for. Mean of the four principle scores. How we score →

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Why it's listed

Written by the ValueIndex editor, from the verification pass of 2026-07-02.

Coolify turns any VPS into your own Heroku: one command to install, then git-push deploys, automatic HTTPS, and one-click installs for most of this directory. Built by a solo founder who publishes revenue openly; the cloud version's only upsell is that he runs the control plane. Directly relevant to ValueIndex's own managed-hosting roadmap.

Facts

License: Apache-2.0
Pricing: Free / paid cloud
Funding model: Indie bootstrapped OSS
Self-hostable: Yes — deploy difficulty: easy
Replaces: Heroku, Vercel, Netlify
Verification: Verified against the rubric on 2026-07-02

Evidence notes

Solo-founder, open finances; one-command install; directly relevant to our managed-install model

Recorded during the rubric pass — every score must carry evidence a stranger could re-check.

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