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Authentik vs Coolify

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

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Candidate A

Authentik

goauthentik/authentik
★ 0

Unified identity provider emphasizing flexibility, SSO, SAML, OAuth2, LDAP, and self-service password recovery.

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

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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Full Technical Benchmark Breakdown

Specification Authentik Coolify Advantage
Primary Category security devops —
Minimum RAM Required 2 GB 2 GB Equal Memory
GitHub Stars ★ 0 ★ 39,500 Coolify (+39,500 stars)
GitHub Forks 0 2,400 Coolify
License FOSS Apache-2.0 Open-Source
Primary Language N/A PHP —
Docker Image ghcr.io/goauthentik/server:latest ghcr.io/coollabsio/coolify:latest Both Container Ready
Multi-App Server Sizing

Can You Run Both Authentik & Coolify 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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