Is Coolify or Wiz better?

Neither clearly leads. Coolify starts at Free and Wiz at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Coolify or Wiz?

Coolify has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Coolify and On request for Wiz.

Does Coolify or Wiz run on more platforms?

Coolify runs on Web, Linux, Docker, Self-hosted. Wiz runs on web, api.

Can I use Coolify for free?

Yes. Coolify has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wiz starts at On request.

What is Coolify best used for?

Coolify is most often used for replacing a managed platform bill with a single hetzner or digitalocean instance running a dozen small applications, an agency hosting many low-traffic client sites on shared servers with certificates handled automatically, self-hosting analytics, databases and internal tools from the one-click catalogue without writing compose files, deploying inside a country or jurisdiction where no managed platform operates a region. Of those, replacing a managed platform bill with a single hetzner or digitalocean instance running a dozen small applications and an agency hosting many low-traffic client sites on shared servers with certificates handled automatically are not what Wiz is typically brought in for.

What can Coolify do that Wiz cannot?

Coolify covers Git push deployments, One-click services, Automatic certificates, Managed databases. Wiz covers Cloud security posture management, Code security (Wiz Code), Runtime threat detection (Wiz Defend), AI security agents.

Cloud · head to head

Coolify vs Wiz

Coolify

Cloud

Open source self-hosted platform that deploys applications and databases to servers you already own

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Wiz

Cloud

Cloud and AI security platform unifying code, cloud, and runtime protection.

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Coolify has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Coolify commit history since June 2026 shows one maintainer at 73 commits and a second at 15 with nobody else above one, and the same two people also ship four other coolLabs products, so the project depends on a very small number of individuals.; Wiz no public pricing; licensing requires a custom quote based on workloads and sensors.
They diverge on capability: Coolify covers Git push deployments, Wiz covers Cloud security posture management.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Coolify and Wiz actually diverge.

Attributes where Coolify and Wiz differ
Attribute	Coolify	Wiz
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	Open source, no licence fee	quote
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Linux, Docker, Self-hosted	web, api

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cloud).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Coolify

Git push deployments
One-click services
Automatic certificates
Managed databases
Docker Compose support
Notifications

Only in Wiz

Cloud security posture management
Code security (Wiz Code)
Runtime threat detection (Wiz Defend)
AI security agents
AI workload protection
Attack path analysis

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Coolify

Replacing a managed platform bill with a single Hetzner or DigitalOcean instance running a dozen small applicationsnot Wiz
An agency hosting many low-traffic client sites on shared servers with certificates handled automaticallynot Wiz
Self-hosting analytics, databases and internal tools from the one-click catalogue without writing Compose filesnot Wiz
Deploying inside a country or jurisdiction where no managed platform operates a regionnot Wiz

Wiz

Identifying cloud misconfigurations across multi-cloud environmentsnot Coolify
Securing code from IDE through CI/CD deploymentnot Coolify
Detecting and responding to active threats at runtimenot Coolify
Governing AI workloads and models in the cloudnot Coolify
Prioritizing risk with cross-environment attack path analysisnot Coolify

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Coolify

Commit history since June 2026 shows one maintainer at 73 commits and a second at 15 with nobody else above one, and the same two people also ship four other coolLabs products, so the project depends on a very small number of individuals.
Multi-server support is documented as experimental, load balancer configuration is manual, every server must share the same CPU architecture, and moving images between hosts requires you to run your own Docker registry.
In self-hosted mode the Coolify machine holds every SSH key and secret with no documented high availability, so the dashboard host is a single point of failure that the paid Cloud tier fixes and self-hosting does not.
Scheduled S3 backups cover PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and MongoDB only, so application persistent volumes are your responsibility and a restore is untested unless you test it yourself.
Release cadence is fast enough that six patch versions shipped inside ten days in August 2026 against several hundred open issues, and because instances can update themselves a regression can reach a production host before you have read the changelog.

Wiz

No public pricing; licensing requires a custom quote based on workloads and sensors.
Modular licensing across Cloud, Code, Defend, and Sensor products can complicate cost planning.
Full runtime protection value depends on deploying Wiz Sensor agents, adding operational overhead.
Primarily aimed at mid-to-large enterprises despite the smaller Wiz Go bundle.

Pricing, plan by plan

Coolify

Free

Self-hostedFree
- Apache-2.0, no features held back
- Unlimited servers, applications and users
- You run, update and back up the dashboard yourself
Cloud$5/month
- Connects 2 servers, then 3 US dollars a month per extra server
- Managed and updated Coolify dashboard with high availability
- Managed backups of the Coolify instance itself

Wiz

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Wiz review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Coolify if

You need git push deployments.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Linux, Docker, Self-hosted.
You also want one-click services.

Coolify review

Choose Wiz if

You need cloud security posture management.
You work on web, api.
You also want code security (wiz code).

Wiz review

Questions people ask

Is Coolify or Wiz better?: Neither clearly leads. Coolify starts at Free and Wiz at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Coolify or Wiz?: Coolify has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Coolify and On request for Wiz.
Does Coolify or Wiz run on more platforms?: Coolify runs on Web, Linux, Docker, Self-hosted. Wiz runs on web, api.
Can I use Coolify for free?: Yes. Coolify has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wiz starts at On request.
What is Coolify best used for?: Coolify is most often used for replacing a managed platform bill with a single hetzner or digitalocean instance running a dozen small applications, an agency hosting many low-traffic client sites on shared servers with certificates handled automatically, self-hosting analytics, databases and internal tools from the one-click catalogue without writing compose files, deploying inside a country or jurisdiction where no managed platform operates a region. Of those, replacing a managed platform bill with a single hetzner or digitalocean instance running a dozen small applications and an agency hosting many low-traffic client sites on shared servers with certificates handled automatically are not what Wiz is typically brought in for.
What can Coolify do that Wiz cannot?: Coolify covers Git push deployments, One-click services, Automatic certificates, Managed databases. Wiz covers Cloud security posture management, Code security (Wiz Code), Runtime threat detection (Wiz Defend), AI security agents.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Coolify: Is anything held back for the paid tier?

No. Coolify Cloud hosts, updates and backs up the dashboard and gives it high availability. Every feature that touches your applications is in the Apache-2.0 build you can run yourself.

Wiz: How much does Wiz cost?

Wiz does not publish standard pricing. The platform uses modular licensing based on workloads, active developers, log ingestion, or sensors. All pricing requires requesting a custom quote directly from the company.

Source

Coolify: What does Coolify Cloud cost?

Five US dollars a month connects two servers, and each additional server is three dollars a month, with 20 per cent off for annual billing. You still supply and pay for the servers themselves.

Wiz: Does Wiz offer a free trial?

No free trial information is mentioned on Wiz's pricing page. Pricing is determined by custom quote based on organizational needs.

Source

Coolify: Does it back up my application data?

It backs up PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and MongoDB to S3 on a schedule. Application persistent volumes are not covered, so anything stored outside a managed database needs your own backup plan.

Wiz: What products does Wiz offer?

Wiz provides five modular licensing options: Wiz Cloud, Wiz Code, Wiz Defend, Wiz Sensor, and Wiz Go Bundle for SMBs, allowing organizations to scale based on specific security requirements.

Source

Coolify: Can I run it across several servers?

Yes, but the documentation calls multi-server experimental. Load balancing is not configured for you, all nodes must share a CPU architecture, and you need to run your own Docker registry.

Coolify vs Wiz

Coolify

Wiz

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Coolify

Only in Wiz

What people use each for

Coolify

Wiz

Where each one falls short

Coolify

Wiz

Pricing, plan by plan

Coolify

Wiz

Which should you pick?

Choose Coolify if

Choose Wiz if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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