Open source alternatives to Netlify

What Netlify does

Netlify is a hosted platform for building and deploying websites and web apps. Projects deploy from Git, the API or AI tools, and every change can get a deploy preview or branch deploy before it goes live. Sites are served from a global CDN with custom domains and TLS. Around that core, Netlify adds serverless functions, edge functions, Netlify Forms for collecting form submissions without a backend, blob storage, an image CDN and a database, plus firewall rules and rate limiting.

Why people look for an alternative

• A new pricing model. Since 4 September 2025, all new Netlify accounts use credit-based plans, in which production deploys, compute, bandwidth, web requests and other usage draw on a monthly credit allotment. Accounts created earlier are on Legacy plans, and switching to credits cannot be undone.
• Paused sites when credits run out. On the Personal and Pro plans, if the credit balance is used up and auto recharge is off, projects are paused and show a “Site not available” page, and new deploys and form submissions stop until credits are available again.
• A hard limit on the free plan. The Free plan has a fixed monthly credit limit with no way to buy more.
• Platform features to unpick. Forms, functions, edge functions and Netlify’s redirect configuration are specific to the platform and need a replacement when you move.
• Control over hosting. Some teams prefer a fixed server bill and a known hosting location over usage-based billing on a global network.

What to compare in an alternative

1. Static site builds. Whether your site generator’s output can be built and served directly, without writing a Dockerfile.
2. Deploy previews. Per pull request environments and which Git hosts they work with.
3. Replacements for platform features. Forms, functions and redirects become your own backend code or reverse proxy rules.
4. CDN and TLS. Self-hosted platforms issue certificates automatically but serve from your servers; add a CDN if visitors are spread worldwide.
5. Cost model. A fixed server cost versus credits that depend on traffic and deploys.

Which one to choose

Coolify has a dedicated static build pack, automatic deploys on push and pull-request previews, with no paid-only features when self-hosted. Dokploy also offers a static build type and previews through its GitHub integration, on top of Docker Swarm. ZaneOps includes a static-directory builder, preview environments for GitHub and GitLab, and HTTP request logs, with a three-user limit on unlicensed instances. For more on the differences, read the deployment platforms guide.