Compare YunoHost and Koyeb on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Hosting tools, free vs Freemium pricing to decide which fits your team.
At a Glance
YunoHost
Koyeb
Primary category
Hosting
Hosting
Rating
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Pricing model
free
Freemium
Starting price
Free
Free (Hobby plan)
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
Not documented
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Platforms
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Web
Team collaboration
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AI features
Not documented
Yes
Public API
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Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
YunoHost
Open Source — $0 n/a
Koyeb
Hobby — Free N/A
Pro — $29/month + compute Monthly
Scale — $299/month + compute Monthly
Enterprise — Custom, from ~$1,000/month + compute Custom
Pros & Cons
YunoHost
Pros
Completely free and open source with no subscription cost beyond the hardware or hosting a user provides
One-click app catalog substantially lowers the barrier to self-hosting common services compared to manual Linux setup
Built-in SSO and LDAP integration means users do not need separate logins for every self-hosted app
Automated domain, TLS and email configuration removes some of the most error-prone parts of running a server
Community-driven and ethically focused, appealing to privacy-conscious users who want to avoid third-party SaaS platforms
Cons
As a volunteer-maintained project, there is no paid support option or guaranteed response time for issues
Still requires basic comfort with server administration concepts even though YunoHost simplifies the process
Application quality and maintenance depend on individual community packagers, so not every app in the catalog is equally polished
Running your own server means taking on responsibility for uptime, security patching and backups yourself
Koyeb
Pros
Genuinely free, non-expiring Hobby plan with a bundled Postgres database
Per-second billing on GPUs makes AI inference workloads cost-efficient
Simple git-push deployment model without Kubernetes overhead
Access to high-end GPUs (H100, H200, B200) without long-term commitments
Now backed by Mistral AI's infrastructure investment following the 2026 acquisition
Cons
Free Hobby tier is explicitly not intended for production traffic
Smaller regional footprint than hyperscalers like AWS, Azure or GCP
Enterprise pricing is not published and requires a custom quote
Post-acquisition roadmap and independence from Mistral AI's priorities is still unfolding
Smaller team size relative to larger PaaS competitors could affect support responsiveness at scale
Use Cases
YunoHost
Personal cloud and file sync — Individuals self-host Nextcloud through YunoHost to sync and store files privately instead of using third-party cloud storage.
Small community or organization services — Small groups run shared blogs, wikis and email on a single YunoHost server with unified login for members.
Home-lab and self-hosting learning — Hobbyists use YunoHost on a Raspberry Pi or old computer to learn self-hosting without manually configuring every service.
Koyeb
AI inference deployment — AI teams deploy model inference endpoints on Koyeb's GPU instances with per-second billing and scale-to-zero.
API and backend hosting — Developers deploy production APIs and backend services directly from Git without managing infrastructure.
Hobby and side projects — Individual developers use the free Hobby plan to host small personal projects and prototypes.