Replace Vercel / Heroku / Render with Self-Hosted Coolify
Self-hosted open-source Vercel, Netlify & Heroku alternative that turns any $5 VPS into a full PaaS Stop paying Pro ($20/dev seat + bandwidth/serverless overages) ($240/mo for a 10-person team) and run Coolify on a $4.50/mo Linux VPS with full data sovereignty.
1-to-100 Seat Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Table
Comparing Vercel / Heroku / Render (Pro ($20/dev seat + bandwidth/serverless overages)) vs Coolify on Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU).
| Team Size | Vercel / Heroku / Render Cost | Coolify VPS | Net Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Seat (Solo) | $60.00/mo ($720/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$666 / year |
| 5 Seats | $140.00/mo ($1,680/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$1,626 / year |
| 10 Seats | $240.00/mo ($2,880/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$2,826 / year |
| 25 Seats | $540.00/mo ($6,480/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$6,426 / year |
| 50 Seats | $1,040.00/mo ($12,480/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$12,426 / year |
| 100 Seats | $2,040.00/mo ($24,480/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$24,426 / year |
Production Docker Compose + Caddy Auto-SSL
Copy and run docker compose up -d on any Ubuntu 24.04 server.
# Production Docker Compose: Coolify (Replaces Vercel / Heroku / Render)
services:
caddy:
image: caddy:2-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
volumes:
- ./Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro
- caddy_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
coolify:
image: ghcr.io/coollabsio/coolify:latest
container_name: stack-coolify
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- "APP_NAME=Coolify"
- "APP_ENV=production"
- "DB_HOST=postgres"
- "REDIS_HOST=redis"
volumes:
- coolify_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
postgres:
image: pgvector/pgvector:pg16
container_name: stack-postgres
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- "POSTGRES_USER=postgres"
- "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-strongpassword}"
volumes:
- postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
networks:
- stack_net
redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
container_name: stack-redis
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- redis_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
networks:
stack_net:
driver: bridge
volumes:
caddy_data:
coolify_data:
postgres_data:
redis_data:
# Automatic Let's Encrypt HTTPS for Coolify
coolify.{$DOMAIN:yourdomain.com} {
encode zstd gzip
reverse_proxy coolify:8000
}
Why Teams Switch to Coolify
- ✓Git-push PR preview deployments like Vercel
- ✓1-click Postgres, Redis, MySQL with S3 backups
- ✓Free Let's Encrypt wildcard SSL certificates
ghcr.io/coollabsio/coolify:latest
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Get All 16 Pre-Built Production Stacks + Encrypted S3 Backups
Includes pre-tuned docker-compose.yml, Caddy Auto-SSL, AES-256 encrypted nightly S3/R2 Postgres backups, and Ubuntu 24.04 UFW/Fail2ban hardening scripts.