blitz.cloud vs Coolify: app hosting self-hosted or managed

Coolify and blitz.cloud both run your apps, and Coolify comes in two forms: a free open-source version you install yourself, or Coolify Cloud, a managed control plane. Coolify is the better choice if you want to own your infrastructure, connect your own servers, or use the free open-source version. blitz.cloud fits when you want fully managed hosting with a simple setup and no infrastructure decisions.

At a glance

| | blitz.cloud | Coolify (self-hosted) | Coolify Cloud | |---|---|---|---|---| | Company | BlitzWorks UG, Regensburg, Germany | Open source, free forever | Coolify (hosted control plane) | | Infrastructure | Managed: one EU data centre | You install and manage on your own server | You manage servers; Coolify hosts the control plane | | How you pay | Plan for whole account: free, or Pro at 7 EUR a month including VAT | Free (no licence cost, but you pay for the server) | $5/month base + $3/month per additional server | | Start without paying | Free plan with 5 apps and 512 MB memory, no card. Apps sleep after 30 minutes without visitors | Free software, but you must rent a server (cost depends on your provider) | $5/month control plane, plus server rental costs | | Always-on app cost | Pro: 7 EUR a month | Server cost (typically $4–10/month for basic VPS) | $5/month + $3/month (2 servers), plus server costs | | Apps | 5 on free, 50 on Pro, 96 store apps | Unlimited apps from Docker images | Unlimited apps from Docker images | | Your own code | Yes: public Docker images and GitHub push deploys | Yes: any Docker image, any application | Yes: any Docker image, any application | | Managed databases | PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis, with automatic nightly backups | You manage databases; no built-in backup service | You manage databases; no built-in backup service | | Backups | Automatic every night (7 nights on free, 30 on Pro), restore from dashboard | Manual but automated (you configure the mechanism); no built-in restore UI | Managed backups and updates, email alerts | | Own domain | On Pro or a Pro app | Yes | Yes | | Server management | We handle OS patches, updates, monitoring, TLS | You manage everything: patches, TLS, monitoring, backups | You manage servers; Coolify manages the control plane |

Where Coolify is the better choice

Coolify is for teams that want to own their infrastructure or start free without any cost. The open-source self-hosted version has no licence fee: download it, install it on a server, and deploy any Docker image you want. You get full control and can integrate it into your own infrastructure. Coolify Cloud costs only $5 a month for the management plane, so if you already rent servers elsewhere (from DigitalOcean, AWS, or another provider), you can connect them to Coolify and deploy anything. No app store limits, no restrictions.

Where blitz.cloud fits better

• You want fully managed hosting. We handle servers, patches, TLS, backups, monitoring — you just deploy.
• You want to start without cost or commitment. Free plan needs no card, no server rental, no infrastructure decisions.
• You run several apps. Pro is 7 EUR a month for your whole account: 50 apps, 5 databases, 4 GB memory.
• You want automatic nightly backups with a restore button in the dashboard.
• You want a German company, one predictable EU data centre, and support in German or English.

Sources

• https://coolify.io/
• https://coolify.io/pricing

Facts checked on 22 October 2026. Prices and plans change; tell us at hallo@blitzworks.io if something here is out of date.