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Dockify, Coolify, Dokploy and Vercel
We built Dockify for one job, so it does less than the others. Here is the honest picture. Every competitor cell links its source.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Dockify | Coolify | Dokploy | Vercel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero downtime with automatic rollback | Yes: Stateless apps, gated on a health check. A failed check keeps the old version serving.How it works | Partly: Rolling updates keep the old container when the new one fails its health check. Not for Compose, host ports, custom names or previews.Source (opens in a new tab) | Partly: Needs Swarm health checks set by hand. Rollback through Swarm config.Zero downtime (opens in a new tab)Rollbacks (opens in a new tab) | Yes: Yes. Traffic moves only when the new build is ready.Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Instant rollbackNo rebuild | Yes: Yes, by image id, with no rebuild.How it works | Yes: Listed as instant rollback.Source (opens in a new tab) | Yes: Yes.Source (opens in a new tab) | Yes: Yes.Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Tested encrypted backupsProven by a real restore | Yes: Encrypted on the server and sent to your bucket. Postgres backups are then restored into a throwaway database on a schedule.How it works | Partly: Scheduled backups. Restore from the dashboard has been an open request since 2024.#2389 (opens in a new tab) | Partly: Scheduled backups with restore from the dashboard. No scheduled restore test.Backups (opens in a new tab)Restore (opens in a new tab) | No: No: databases come from Marketplace providers.Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Per-app alerts | Yes: Rules per app for down, crash loops and memory, plus host disk.How it works | Partly: Notifications when a resource stops, restarts or hits its restart limit, plus deploys and disk. No memory rules.Source (opens in a new tab) | Partly: Server CPU and memory only.Source (opens in a new tab) | Partly: Anomaly alerts on Pro and Enterprise with Observability Plus.Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Multi-server | Soon: Not yet. Today one Dockify runs one server; more servers are planned. | Yes: Yes.Source (opens in a new tab) | Yes: Yes, remote servers and Swarm.Source (opens in a new tab) | No: No, not on your servers: Vercel runs it across its own regions.Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Templates | Partly: 6 reviewed apps that ship with the release, plus any Docker image. No large catalog.How it works | Yes: 360+ one-click services.Source (opens in a new tab) | Yes: Templates included.Source (opens in a new tab) | Yes: Framework templates and a Marketplace.Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Preview deploysPer pull request | Yes: Per pull request, with caps, sleep when idle and cleanup checked every few minutes.How it works | Yes: Yes, removed when the pull request closes or merges.Source (opens in a new tab) | Partly: Yes, but not for Compose.#2028 (opens in a new tab) | Yes: Yes.Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Open-source license | Yes: Apache-2.0.How it works | Yes: Apache-2.0.Source (opens in a new tab) | Partly: Open core. Paid parts are source-available.Source (opens in a new tab) | No: Proprietary.Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Price | Yes: Free. You pay your VPS provider. | Yes: Free to self-host, or a paid cloud.Source (opens in a new tab) | Yes: Free to self-host, or a paid cloud and enterprise tier.Source (opens in a new tab) | Partly: Usage-based.Source (opens in a new tab) |
Checked against every source on 6 November 2026. If a row is wrong, open an issue and we will fix it.
Why switch
Dockify does less than the others, on purpose. Here is what you get for it, and when you should not move.
From Coolify
- Backups restored on a schedule, so you know they work.
- First login over HTTPS, with no dashboard port open to the internet.
- Alert rules for memory per app, not only stops and restarts.
Stay on Coolify if you need many servers today, or a large template catalog.
From Dokploy
- Zero downtime without writing Swarm health checks by hand.
- Alerts that name the app, not only the server.
- One free product, with no paid tier holding features back.
Stay on Dokploy if you want Docker Swarm or enterprise SSO.
From Vercel
- One flat server bill instead of usage pricing.
- Variables and data stay on a server you control.
- Import a Vercel project's variables and domains, then point the domain.
Stay on Vercel if you want a global edge network and you are fine paying by usage.