Coolify vs DotDeployer for .NET
Coolify is open-source: install it on a server and run it yourself, free forever, or pay for their managed Coolify Cloud. DotDeployer is always managed — there is no control plane to install, patch or keep running — and built specifically around ASP.NET Core and Blazor.
| DotDeployer | Coolify | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $12/mo (Starter), 1 server | Free forever, self-hosted (you run Coolify itself on a server) |
| Managed option | Always managed — nothing to install or update yourself | Coolify Cloud from $5/mo (2 servers) + $3/mo per extra server |
| Runtime | .NET 8/9 — ASP.NET Core, Blazor WebAssembly and Blazor Server | Any Dockerized app, plus buildpacks for common languages |
| Databases | PostgreSQL and SQL Server, installed directly on the server | PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis and others, run as containers |
| Who maintains the control plane | DotDeployer — you never patch or upgrade it | You, on the self-hosted tier — Coolify Cloud maintains it for you |
| Providers | Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Vultr, Akamai (Linode), AWS EC2, or bring your own server | Any server you point it at |
Coolify's pricing looked up September 12, 2026 from Coolify's own pricing page .
Who should still pick Coolify
If you want to self-host the deployment tool itself — no third party involved at all, free forever — and you're comfortable maintaining that server yourself, Coolify's self-hosted tier does that in a way DotDeployer, as a managed SaaS, does not. It also already supports a wider range of languages via Docker. DotDeployer trades that flexibility for a control plane you never have to maintain, tuned specifically for .NET.