Keenrig

A Coolify alternative: when Keenrig fits, and when Coolify fits better

Coolify is an excellent open-source self-hosting platform, and the two products solve slightly different problems. This page puts them side by side using things you can check on Coolify’s own pages.

In short: pick Coolify if you deploy your own code from git, want hundreds of one-click services, or want free self-hosting with no limits. Pick Keenrig if you want ready-made apps where the domain, HTTPS, one sign-in and backups are wired up for you, starting without a domain.

Side by side

 KeenrigCoolify
Self-hostedFree for 3 apps; Standard removes the limitFree forever, no limits
Cloud version$10/month billed yearly per server (Standard)$5/month for 2 servers, plus $3/month per extra server
How apps get thereInstalled from a signed catalog; domain and HTTPS set up for yougit push, then build and deploy — or one-click services
Ready-made services6 apps, each one signed280+ one-click services
Single sign-onYour server is the login for apps that support itSSO and 2FA protect the Coolify dashboard

Coolify figures taken from coolify.io/pricing and coolify.io on 7 October 2026. Prices exclude tax. Spot something wrong? Write to us and we will fix it. hello@keenrig.com

Where Coolify is ahead

  • Self-hosting is free forever with no limit on apps or servers. The Keenrig free tier stops at 3 apps.
  • Deploys your own code straight from git: build, deploy, proxy. Keenrig installs catalog apps and does not build your code.
  • 280+ one-click services, against a small Keenrig catalog.
  • A cheaper cloud version once you run several servers.

Where Keenrig differs

  • Every catalog app is signed and pinned to one exact image: reinstall a year later and you get the same build.
  • Domain, HTTPS, one sign-in and backups are wired up per app, not assembled by hand.
  • No domain needed to start: the admin panel opens on your server IP.
  • The cloud layer is optional and can be unplugged; your server holds all the state it needs.
Keenrig Admin, recorded live: create the admin account, open the app catalog, install Nginx, and watch it go from applying to running.
Recorded live on a real server — no mock-up. Nginx was running about 2 seconds after Install.

Try it on a spare VPS

One command, no account, no domain. Free for 3 apps.

curl -fsSL https://get.keenrig.com | sudo sh

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