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Orchec vs Coolify

Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform for deploying apps and databases, with a hosted cloud option. Orchec is a control plane for whole servers and fleets, with an outbound-only agent, monitoring, security controls and an AI copilot.

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At a glance

Facts about Coolify come from its own pages, checked on 9 October 2026. Prices are monthly, in US dollars, excluding tax.

	Orchec	Coolify
Plans	Free (1 server), Pro $15 (5 servers, then $3 each), Team $39 (15 servers, then $2 each), Agency $99 (50 servers, then $1.50 each). A year costs 10 months.	Coolify Cloud: $5 a month including 2 servers, then $3 per server. Annual saves 20%. Teams cost extra. [1]
Source code	Agent and CLI open source under Apache-2.0. Control plane source-available under FSL-1.1, becoming Apache-2.0 two years after each release.	Open source under Apache-2.0. [2]
Self-hosting	Community free with unlimited servers. Business $990 a year.	Free, with no feature limits. [1]
Clouds	Hetzner, DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr, Linode, UpCloud, Scaleway, Hostinger, or any Ubuntu or Debian server.	See their documentation.

Where Coolify is stronger

A fair comparison names both sides. Here is where it may suit you better.

Open source under Apache-2.0 today, and free to self-host with no feature limits. [2]
A low entry price on Coolify Cloud: $5 a month including 2 servers. [1]

Sources

[1] Coolify pricing, checked 9 October 2026.
[2] Coolify on GitHub, checked 9 October 2026.

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