Coolify vs Railway and Render: What Self-Hosting Actually Costs

A comparison looks at the monthly cost of running one small web app with a Postgres database across Coolify (self-hosted and Cloud), Railway, Render and Hubfly. The guide concludes that a managed platform is usually cheaper and requires less effort for one or two small apps. Coolify tends to pay off at roughly 5 to 12 small apps on a single server, provided the owner is comfortable managing backups and updates. Its self-hosted edition is free, but the server, backup setup and patching remain the user's responsibility. Prices were checked on 4 November 2026.
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