Hosting · Updated 10 November 2026 · 10 min read

Managed Coolify alternatives in Europe in 2026

Who in Europe runs the servers, builds and databases for you, from fixed-price Docker hosting to Git-push platforms, and what Coolify Cloud doesn't take off your hands.

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If you like Coolify's way of deploying Docker apps but don't want to patch a server, Sliplane is a close match: you pick a server size, run as many containers on it as fit, and Sliplane looks after the machine. Clever Cloud and Scalingo suit teams that want a Git-push platform with managed databases from a French company, and Zerops suits multi-service projects billed by the minute. Eurobase takes over only the web apps and APIs, for €10 or €20 a month + VAT with no usage bill.

Coolify Cloud sounds like the obvious answer, but it isn't fully managed. The Coolify team hosts the dashboard, while your apps, databases and backups still run on servers you rent and secure yourself.

Managed Coolify alternatives at a glance

Platform	Company	Who looks after the servers	Managed databases	Starts at
Sliplane	Berlin, Germany	Sliplane	PostgreSQL from €19 a month, excl. VAT	€9 per server, excl. VAT
Clever Cloud	France	Clever Cloud	PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB and more	Free credits, then billed by the second
Scalingo	Strasbourg, France	Scalingo	PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, caching and more	€7.20 a month for 256 MB, excl. VAT
Zerops	Zerops s.r.o.	Zerops, on its own hardware	PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Valkey, ClickHouse and more	Free project, then resources by the minute
Eurobase	Warsaw, Poland	Eurobase	SQLite for Workers only	Free, then €10 a month + VAT
Upsun	Platform.sh SAS, doing business as Upsun, Paris, France	Upsun	PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Valkey	€9 per project and €10 per user a month, plus resources
Coolify Cloud	coolLabs Solutions Kft.	You	Run by you on your own server	$5 a month for 2 servers, plus your servers

Prices are from each provider's own page, checked on 9 and 10 November 2026.

What to check before you give up your Coolify server

Compose files. Coolify deploys Docker Compose definitions with several services. Most managed platforms run one app per service, so a Compose stack may need splitting.
One-click services. If you started tools such as Metabase or a database from Coolify's templates, check whether the new platform offers them as managed add-ons or as presets.
Volumes. Anything that writes to a persistent volume needs a platform that keeps volumes, or a move to object storage.
The bill. On Coolify you pay for servers and nothing else. Managed platforms charge per server, per container, per resource or per workspace.
Where the company and the machines are. Several providers on this list also run regions in the US or Asia. Choose the European one when you create each service.

1. Sliplane

Sliplane is headquartered in Berlin and covers what most people use Coolify for: connect a GitHub repository or an image registry, and every push is built and deployed with zero downtime, with logs and metrics included. It detects your framework, and it can also build from a Dockerfile or run an image you've already built. Each server holds as many services as its CPU and memory allow, with daily volume backups and ready-made presets for popular software. Servers can sit in Germany, Finland, the US or Singapore, so pick a European location when you create one; Germany (Confidential) is an isolated region with dedicated CPUs only, meant for sensitive data.

Best for: Coolify users who think in servers and containers and want someone else to keep the machine running.
Price: the Starter server, 1 vCPU, 1 GB of RAM and 20 GB of disk, costs €9; managed PostgreSQL starts at €19 a month and object storage at €5 per 250 GB, all excl. VAT. A demo server is free for 48 hours.
What it lacks: a free tier for managed PostgreSQL.

2. Clever Cloud

Clever Cloud is a French platform where you push code or a Dockerfile and it handles the runtime, scaling and the machines underneath. Many of the services people start from Coolify templates exist here as managed add-ons: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Keycloak, Metabase and Matomo among them. Its compliance pages cover ISO 27001, and its SecNumCloud hosting runs with the partner Cloud Temple.

Best for: teams leaving self-hosting because of audits, who want databases and side tools from the same company.
Price: billed by the second, with free credits and no card needed to try it. You set the highest amount you're prepared to pay as traffic grows.
What it lacks: Docker Compose. Each Docker app runs as one container per instance, so a multi-service Compose file becomes several apps, or moves to Clever Cloud's Kubernetes service.

3. Scalingo

Scalingo is a Git-push platform from Strasbourg with containers that never sleep, unlimited collaborators and a long list of managed databases. Review Apps create an app for each pull or merge request, which covers what Coolify's preview deployments did for you.

Best for: apps in a mainstream language that need managed Postgres with daily backups and email or chat support from a French company.
Price: €7.20 a month excl. VAT for a 256 MB container, €8.64 in its SecNumCloud region on Outscale. Postgres also starts at €7.20 a month excl. VAT, for 512 MB of RAM and 10 GB of storage. You can try it free for 30 days.
What it lacks: a way to run an arbitrary Compose stack. Every container and database is a separate line on the bill.

4. Zerops

Zerops s.r.o. runs its platform on its own hardware and puts every service of a project on a private network: runtimes, any Docker image in its own VM, and managed PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Valkey, ClickHouse, NATS, Kafka and more. You describe the build in a zerops.yaml file.

Best for: projects with an API, a worker, a queue and a database that you want to move together.
Price: the Lightweight project core is free and Serious is $10 a month. Containers are billed by the minute: shared CPU $0.60 per core, RAM $3 per GB and disk $0.10 per GB, per 30 days.
What it lacks: euro prices. Its rates are in US dollars, and the pricing page doesn't say whether VAT is included.

5. Eurobase

Eurobase deploys web apps from GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, Forgejo or Gitea onto European infrastructure run by Scaleway, a French provider. Frameworks such as Next.js, Astro and Nuxt run on V8 isolates, while servers in Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Ruby, PHP and .NET are built with buildpacks and run as containers that scale to zero when idle. If you work with a coding agent, it can ship through the Eurobase MCP server or CLI.

It replaces a Coolify server only when that server mostly runs web apps. Compose stacks, self-hosted tools and databases need another home.

Best for: the web apps and APIs on your Coolify box, when the data already lives with a managed database provider.
Price: a Free plan, then €10 or €20 a month + VAT per workspace. There are no usage charges today: work over a limit is refused, apps on V8 isolates and Functions stop until the monthly reset, and containers and static sites keep serving.
Who runs it: a business registered in Warsaw, Poland.
What it lacks: Dockerfile builds, Docker Compose, preview deployments, and managed Postgres, MySQL or Redis. It doesn't hold ISO 27001 or SOC 2 yet; both are in progress. Connecting GitHub or GitLab Inc. adds a US subprocessor.

6. Upsun

Upsun is how Platform.sh SAS, based in Paris, trades today. It builds a full copy of your stack, services included, for every branch. Each region sits on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or OVHcloud, and Upsun's list of regions shows which provider hosts which one.

Best for: agencies and teams that run many similar projects and want a configured environment per branch.
Price: €9 per project and €10 per user a month, with CPU, memory and disk billed per second on top. The trial lasts 15 days without a card.
What it lacks: a flat bill. Projects, seats and resources add up separately.

7. Coolify Cloud

Coolify Cloud is the same open-source Coolify, with the control plane hosted by its team on Hetzner in Falkenstein, Germany. The team updates and backs up the dashboard. Its own docs are clear that you still bring the servers and handle their operating system updates, firewall, application data, database data and backups.

Best for: people happy with their servers who only want to stop maintaining the Coolify instance itself.
Price: $5 a month covers 2 connected servers, plus $3 a month for each extra one, on top of the servers. On Hetzner those start at €5.49 a month excl. VAT for a CPX02 in Helsinki, or €6.49 in Falkenstein or Nuremberg, though the entry plans weren't available to order on 10 November 2026.
What it lacks: managed servers and databases.

How to choose

List what runs on your Coolify server today: web apps, workers, databases, Compose stacks and one-click tools.
If it's mostly Docker containers with volumes, start with Sliplane.
If databases and audits matter most, compare Clever Cloud and Scalingo.
If the project is several connected services, try Zerops or Upsun.
If it's web apps whose data sits elsewhere, Eurobase gives you a fixed monthly price.
If you only want the dashboard off your hands, Coolify Cloud does exactly that and no more.

For the wider field, read the best European PaaS and Docker hosting in Europe.

Frequently asked questions

Is Coolify Cloud fully managed?

No. Coolify Cloud hosts and updates the Coolify control plane, but your apps, databases, volumes and backups stay on servers you provide and secure.

What is the closest managed alternative to Coolify?

Sliplane works most like it: Docker containers from Git or an image, several services per server, volumes and a fixed price per server. The difference is that Sliplane runs the machine. Zerops is closer if you rely on many connected services in one project.

Can I move a Docker Compose app off Coolify to a managed platform?

Zerops places several services on one private network, which is the nearest fit for a Compose stack. On Clever Cloud, Scalingo or Sliplane, each service usually becomes its own app or container. Eurobase doesn't run Dockerfiles or Compose files.

Is a managed platform more expensive than Coolify on Hetzner?

Usually, because you pay for operations as well as compute. Self-hosted Coolify is free and a Hetzner server is listed from €5.49 a month excl. VAT, if the entry plans are in stock. Scalingo's smallest container is €7.20 a month and Sliplane's smallest server €9, both excl. VAT. Read flat vs usage-based pricing to compare the billing models.