--- title: Dokploy vs Coolify // Docker Swarm changes the game! description: A hands-on comparison of two self-hosted app deployment platforms, Dokploy and Coolify, tested side by side in a home lab. Dokploy is favored for its Docker... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dokploy-vs-coolify-docker-swarm-changes-the-game--pwdc17por twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Dokploy vs Coolify // Docker Swarm changes the game! | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on comparison of two self-hosted app deployment platforms, Dokploy and Coolify, tested side by side in a home lab. Dokploy is favored for its Docker... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/dokploy-vs-coolify-docker-swarm-changes-the-game--pwdc17por og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pWdc17poR.png og:image:alt: Dokploy vs Coolify // Docker Swarm changes the game! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dokploy vs Coolify // Docker Swarm changes the game! **[Christian Lempa](https://daily.dev/sources/christianlempa)** · 19 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on comparison of two self-hosted app deployment platforms, Dokploy and Coolify, tested side by side in a home lab. Dokploy is favored for its Docker Swarm-first architecture enabling horizontal scaling, cleaner UI, broader Git provider support (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea), more build types (including Heroku buildpacks), and built-in cluster monitoring. Coolify edges ahead with native Cloudflare tunnel integration, support for multiple reverse proxies (Traefik or Caddy), more pre-configured database types, and built-in housekeeping features like Docker cleanup schedulers. The author ultimately recommends Dokploy for users who need scalable multi-node deployments, while Coolify suits homelabbers wanting simpler maintenance automation. Neither is recommended for integrating into existing infrastructure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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