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Coolify vs Dokploy
Coolify has 61,942 GitHub stars, 5,489 forks, 649 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Dokploy has 37,352 stars, 2,974 forks, 668 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Coolify leads on adoption by 66% (61,942 vs 37,352 stars). Coolify is written in PHP under Apache-2.0; Dokploy is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Coolify has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Dokploy 8%. Coolify was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (databases, deployment, docker, mariadb), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Coolify | Dokploy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 62K | ★ 37K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | PHP | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.5K | ⑂ 3.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Coolify if
- You weight community size — 62K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Dokploy if
- You want the Dokploy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Dokploy fits your workflow better
About Coolify
Coolify is an open source, self hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS) designed to replace commercial services like Vercel, Heroku, and Netlify. It runs on user provided infrastructure—VPS, bare metal, or Raspberry Pi—and automates deployment, scaling, and management of applications, databases, and services using Docker and Docker Compose. Built with Laravel and PHP, it lives in the infrastructure and operations ecosystem, targeting developers and DevOps teams seeking vendor lock in free control over their deployment stack.
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About Dokploy
Dokploy is a free, self hostable Platform as a Service, written in TypeScript, that simplifies the deployment and management of applications and databases on a VPS — aimed at developers and teams who want Vercel style deployment workflows while keeping the servers and the data under their own control.
read the full Dokploy overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Coolify or Dokploy more popular?
Coolify has 61,942 GitHub stars and Dokploy has 37,352. Coolify has the larger community by that measure.
Are Coolify and Dokploy free?
Both are open source. Coolify is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Dokploy has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Coolify and Dokploy?
Coolify is written in PHP and Dokploy in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Coolify or Dokploy?
Choose Coolify if you want the larger community (61,942 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Dokploy if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.