Coolify
Open-source · self-hostable · replaces 2 SaaS tools on os-alt
coollabsio/coolify · alive · ★ 54.8k · last commit 10d ago · 756 open issues
License: Apache-2.0
Good fit for Solo devs and small teams who want a Vercel-feeling PaaS on a VPS.
Weak at No global edge network — single-region; no instant preview-per-PR.
In a terminal? npx -y github:SolvoHQ/os-alt-cli heroku prints
the Heroku comparison table including Coolify.
how the CLI works →
Replaces these SaaS
- Heroku · App platform / git-push deploy
Coolify imports a GitHub repo and builds via Nixpacks (Heroku's buildpack spiritual successor). Add Postgres / Redis as Coolify resources, then `pg_dump | psql` from Heroku.
- Vercel · Frontend hosting / serverless deploy
Coolify → New Resource → Public Repository → paste your GitHub repo URL. It detects Next/Astro/SvelteKit, builds with Nixpacks, and runs the output. Env vars come from your Vercel dashboard (export, paste).
README badges for the SaaS this replaces
Maintainers and forks: drop a badge in your README to link readers from the SaaS-comparison page back to your repo.
