DockHosting vs fortrabbit Laravel Hosting

DockHosting8.8Visit FLfortrabbit Laravel Hosting8.7Visit

Higher score DockHosting #5 in Laravel Hosting 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit DockHosting

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FL fortrabbit Laravel Hosting #6 in Laravel Hosting 8.7/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit fortrabbit

• DockHosting fits best

  Teams wanting a free cross-platform Laravel PaaS

• fortrabbit Laravel Hosting fits best

  Laravel teams needing environments and backups

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Side by side

Feature	DockHosting 8.8/10 Visit ↗	FLfortrabbit Laravel Hosting 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Laravel Hosting	#6 in Laravel Hosting
Best for	Teams wanting a free cross-platform Laravel PaaS	Laravel teams needing environments and backups
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$9/mo	€1/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features DockHosting 2/3 · fortrabbit Laravel Hosting 3/3
Queue workers	✓	✓
Managed database	✓	✓
Staging environments	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
PHP versions	8.2, 8.3	PHP 8.2+
Backup retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment method	Git	Git
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	GitHub and Git push deployment with Composer builds Managed MySQL, workers, cron jobs, and multiple environments Encrypted offsite backups with restore, SSH/SFTP, and automatic TLS
Cons	Free apps sleep when idle Free plan limits each app to 1 GB RAM The service is identified as being in public beta	Separate pricing for PHP, databases, storage, traffic, backups, and jobs No free plan; the service is paid only Focused on PHP 8.2+ rather than a broader documented runtime range
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… Read the review →	fortrabbit Laravel Hosting is managed cloud hosting for Laravel and other PHP applications. It suits developers, freelancers, agencies, startups, and small to medium-sized web applications that want hosted PHP runtimes, databases,… Read the review →

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

• fortrabbit Laravel Hosting — where it wins

  • GitHub and Git push deployment with Composer builds
  • Managed MySQL, workers, cron jobs, and multiple environments
  • Encrypted offsite backups with restore, SSH/SFTP, and automatic TLS

  Where it doesn't

  • Separate pricing for PHP, databases, storage, traffic, backups, and jobs
  • No free plan; the service is paid only
  • Focused on PHP 8.2+ rather than a broader documented runtime range

• DockHosting8.8/10 · Free plan

  A capable free Laravel PaaS with sleeping apps and practical paid upgrades.

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• FLfortrabbit Laravel Hosting8.7/10 · 7-day trial

  A component-based Laravel host for teams that need deployment workflows and managed infrastructure.

  Visit fortrabbitFull verdict →