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Head-to-head · Laravel Hosting

DockHosting vs Cleavr

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score DockHosting #5 in Laravel Hosting 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit DockHosting
Cleavr #7 in Laravel Hosting 8.6/10 5-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Cleavr

DockHosting leads on 1 check, Cleavr on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreDockHosting · 8.8/10
  • Lowest starting priceCleavr · $5.50/mo
  • Free planonly DockHosting
  • Free trialonly Cleavr
  • Most featuresDockHosting · 2 of 3

DockHosting scores higher on our rubric for laravel hosting: 8.8 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

DockHosting offers free plan; Cleavr doesn't. Cleavr is cheaper to start at $5.50/mo against $9/mo.

DockHosting is the better fit for teams wanting a free cross-platform Laravel PaaS. Cleavr is the better fit for developers managing Laravel VPS infrastructure.

  • DockHosting fits best

    Teams wanting a free cross-platform Laravel PaaS

  • Cleavr fits best

    Developers managing Laravel VPS infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature DockHosting 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Cleavr 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.6
Ranking #5 in Laravel Hosting #7 in Laravel Hosting
Best for Teams wanting a free cross-platform Laravel PaaS Developers managing Laravel VPS infrastructure
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $9/mo $5.50/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — 5 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web
Support Email, Tickets, Docs Email, Community, Docs
Integrations 6 integrations 16 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features DockHosting 2/3 · Cleavr 0/3
Queue workers ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Managed database ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Staging environments Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
PHP versions 8.2, 8.3 Not checked yet
Backup retention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment method Git Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan includes three projects, HTTPS, and a managed database
  • Git deployments support Composer caching and zero-downtime releases
  • Queues, scheduled tasks, databases, backups, CLI, and logs are included
  • Provisions and configures VPS servers across multiple cloud providers
  • Automates Git deployment, health checks, hooks, and rollback
  • Combines backups, monitoring, DNS, cron jobs, and process monitors
Cons
  • Free apps sleep when idle
  • Free plan limits each app to 1 GB RAM
  • The service is identified as being in public beta
  • Monitoring does not include alert settings or notifications
  • No free plan is available
  • The platform is web-based rather than a desktop application
Our verdict

DockHosting is a cloud hosting platform for developers deploying Laravel applications and other web workloads. It detects Composer projects, configures PHP-FPM, supports queue workers and scheduled tasks, and connects applications to…

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Cleavr is a web-based server and deployment management platform for developers, web development shops, startups, indie hackers, learners, and managed hosting providers. It connects to supported VPS providers or custom servers, provisions…

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  1. DockHostingLaravel Hosting 8.8Free plan
  2. CleavrLaravel Hosting 8.65-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • DockHosting — where it wins

    • Free plan includes three projects, HTTPS, and a managed database
    • Git deployments support Composer caching and zero-downtime releases
    • Queues, scheduled tasks, databases, backups, CLI, and logs are included

    Where it doesn't

    • Free apps sleep when idle
    • Free plan limits each app to 1 GB RAM
    • The service is identified as being in public beta

  • Cleavr — where it wins

    • Provisions and configures VPS servers across multiple cloud providers
    • Automates Git deployment, health checks, hooks, and rollback
    • Combines backups, monitoring, DNS, cron jobs, and process monitors

    Where it doesn't

    • Monitoring does not include alert settings or notifications
    • No free plan is available
    • The platform is web-based rather than a desktop application

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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