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Head-to-head · Cloud Hosting Management Software

Cleavr vs Laravel Forge

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Cleavr #4 in Cloud Hosting Management Software 8.9/10 5-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Cleavr
Laravel Forge #8 in Cloud Hosting Management Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Laravel Forge

Cleavr leads on 0 checks, Laravel Forge on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCleavr · 8.9/10
  • Free trialonly Cleavr
  • Most featuresCleavr · 5 of 6

Cleavr scores higher on our rubric for cloud hosting management software: 8.9 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Cleavr is the better fit for low-cost VPS provisioning and deployment automation. Laravel Forge is the better fit for developers deploying Laravel and PHP applications.

  • Cleavr fits best

    Low-cost VPS provisioning and deployment automation

  • Laravel Forge fits best

    Developers deploying Laravel and PHP applications

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Side by side

Feature Cleavr 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Laravel Forge 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.5
Ranking #4 in Cloud Hosting Management Software #8 in Cloud Hosting Management Software
Best for Low-cost VPS provisioning and deployment automation Developers deploying Laravel and PHP applications
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $5.50/mo $120/yr
Free plan — —
Free trial 5 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Community, Docs Email, Community
Integrations 16 integrations 8 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cleavr 5/6 · Laravel Forge 0/6
Server provisioning ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Deployment automation ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Monitoring and alerts ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Automated backups ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Docker support — Not checked yet
Team access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Cloud providers DigitalOcean, AWS EC2, Hetzner, UpCloud, Linode, Vultr, custom provider Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Supports multiple VPS providers, Git platforms, and storage services
  • Automates PHP and Node.js deployments with rollback and health checks
  • Includes backups, DNS, monitoring, load balancing, and process monitors
  • Zero-downtime deployments with retained releases for rollback
  • Push-to-deploy support for GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
  • Provisioning, SSL, monitoring, queues, jobs, and databases in one platform
Cons
  • No free plan; the free trial lasts five days
  • Monitoring does not include alert settings or notifications
  • The platform is available through the web only
  • No free plan for evaluating the service
  • Hobby includes only 1 external server
  • Narrower focus than broader cloud management platforms
Our verdict

Cleavr is a web-based server and deployment management platform for developers, web development shops, startups, indie hackers, learners, and managed hosting providers. It provisions and configures VPS infrastructure, deploys PHP and…

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Laravel Forge is a web-based server management and application deployment platform built by the Laravel team. It is designed for developers deploying Laravel and PHP applications, while also supporting vanilla PHP, WordPress, Statamic,…

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  1. CleavrCloud Hosting Management Software 8.95-day trial
  2. Laravel ForgeCloud Hosting Management Software 8.5Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Cleavr — where it wins

    • Supports multiple VPS providers, Git platforms, and storage services
    • Automates PHP and Node.js deployments with rollback and health checks
    • Includes backups, DNS, monitoring, load balancing, and process monitors

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; the free trial lasts five days
    • Monitoring does not include alert settings or notifications
    • The platform is available through the web only

  • Laravel Forge — where it wins

    • Zero-downtime deployments with retained releases for rollback
    • Push-to-deploy support for GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
    • Provisioning, SSL, monitoring, queues, jobs, and databases in one platform

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan for evaluating the service
    • Hobby includes only 1 external server
    • Narrower focus than broader cloud management platforms

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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