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Coolify vs Open WebUI

Technical hardware and popularity breakdown for self-hosting Coolify and Open WebUI on cloud VPS servers.

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Candidate A

Coolify

coollabsio/coolify
★ 39.5k

All-in-one open-source PaaS to host apps, databases, and Docker services on any VPS server.

Min RAM
2 GB
Lower RAM
CPU Cores
2 vCPU
Disk Storage
30 GB
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Candidate B

Open WebUI

open-webui/open-webui
★ 72.3k

Feature-rich, self-hosted web interface for Ollama, OpenAI-compatible APIs, and local LLMs.

Min RAM
2 GB
Lower RAM
CPU Cores
2 vCPU
Disk Storage
20 GB
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Full Technical Benchmark Breakdown

Specification Coolify Open WebUI Advantage
Primary Category devops ai-llms —
Minimum RAM Required 2 GB 2 GB Equal Memory
GitHub Stars ★ 39,500 ★ 72,300 Open WebUI (+32,800 stars)
GitHub Forks 2,400 8,900 Open WebUI
License Apache-2.0 MIT Open-Source
Primary Language PHP Python —
Docker Image ghcr.io/coollabsio/coolify:latest ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main Both Container Ready
Multi-App Server Sizing

Can You Run Both Coolify & Open WebUI Together?

Yes! Running both simultaneously requires approximately 6 GB RAM including host OS and Docker daemon buffers. A single standard $6-$10/mo cloud VPS easily hosts both without bottlenecks.

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