Elestio Symfony + MySQL vs Divio Cloud

Elestio Symfony + MySQL9.2Visit Divio Cloud8.4Visit

Higher score Elestio Symfony + MySQL #2 in Symfony Hosting 9.2/10 3-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Elestio

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Divio Cloud #7 in Symfony Hosting 8.4/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Divio Cloud

• Elestio Symfony + MySQL fits best

  Managed Symfony and MySQL deployments

• Divio Cloud fits best

  Symfony teams needing environments and workers

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Side by side

Feature	Elestio Symfony + MySQL 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Divio Cloud 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Symfony Hosting	#7 in Symfony Hosting
Best for	Managed Symfony and MySQL deployments	Symfony teams needing environments and workers
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$5/site/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	3 days	30 days
Free trial length	3 days · card required	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA	ISO 27001, GDPR
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Elestio Symfony + MySQL 1/4 · Divio Cloud 0/4
Queue workers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Composer support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
SSH access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Staging environment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment method	Panel	Not checked yet
Supported PHP versions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Managed Symfony and MySQL deployment with automated updates and backups Dedicated VMs with SSH, custom domains, and firewall configuration Cloud-provider and region selection with monitoring, logs, and alerts	Managed PostgreSQL and MySQL with Git-based deployment workflows Multiple environments, background workers, logs, metrics, backups, and TLS Cloud options include AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Exoscale
Cons	No free plan; hosting starts at $11 per month Higher support tiers add significant monthly cost Symfony queue workers and staging environments are not presented	No permanent free plan; the free access is a 30-day trial Lite Cloud Hosting has 256 MB memory and 250 MB database storage Business resource charges may be separate from feature and support tiers
Our verdict	Elestio Symfony + MySQL is a managed hosting service for teams deploying Symfony applications with MySQL. It handles installation, configuration, backups, SSL/TLS certificates, software and operating-system updates, security, monitoring,… Read the review →	Divio Cloud is a developer-focused PaaS for Docker-based web applications. It suits Symfony teams, digital agencies, developers, and enterprises that need managed databases, Git deployment, background workers, configurable environments,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Elestio Symfony + MySQL — where it wins

  • Managed Symfony and MySQL deployment with automated updates and backups
  • Dedicated VMs with SSH, custom domains, and firewall configuration
  • Cloud-provider and region selection with monitoring, logs, and alerts

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; hosting starts at $11 per month
  • Higher support tiers add significant monthly cost
  • Symfony queue workers and staging environments are not presented

• Divio Cloud — where it wins

  • Managed PostgreSQL and MySQL with Git-based deployment workflows
  • Multiple environments, background workers, logs, metrics, backups, and TLS
  • Cloud options include AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Exoscale

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan; the free access is a 30-day trial
  • Lite Cloud Hosting has 256 MB memory and 250 MB database storage
  • Business resource charges may be separate from feature and support tiers

• Elestio Symfony + MySQL9.2/10 · 3-day trial

  A managed Symfony stack with dedicated VMs, backups, updates, and cloud-region choice.

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• Divio Cloud8.4/10 · 30-day trial

  A flexible Docker PaaS for Symfony teams that need workers and multiple environments.

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