Gigalixir PHP Hosting vs Divio Cloud

Gigalixir PHP Hosting9.4Visit Divio Cloud8.4Visit

Higher score Gigalixir PHP Hosting #1 in Symfony Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Gigalixir

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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

• Gigalixir PHP Hosting fits best

  Budget-conscious Symfony teams

• Divio Cloud fits best

  Symfony teams needing environments and workers

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Side by side

Feature	Gigalixir PHP Hosting 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Divio Cloud 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.4
Ranking	#1 in Symfony Hosting	#7 in Symfony Hosting
Best for	Budget-conscious Symfony teams	Symfony teams needing environments and workers
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$10/mo	$5/site/mo (best)
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR	ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations	5 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Gigalixir PHP Hosting 4/4 · Divio Cloud 0/4
Queue workers	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Composer support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
SSH access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Staging environment	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment method	Git	Not checked yet
Supported PHP versions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automatic Composer installation with Nginx and PHP-FPM Persistent queue workers, Symfony console, and PHP CLI commands Free tier includes PostgreSQL, SSL, and zero-downtime deploys	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	Free Tier is limited to 1 app replica SSH and remote console access begin with Standard MySQL requires an external provider	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	Gigalixir PHP Hosting is a containerized PaaS for teams running Symfony or Laravel applications. Symfony projects can deploy through Git push, while the platform handles Composer installation and provides an Nginx plus PHP-FPM runtime. Its… 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

• Gigalixir PHP Hosting — where it wins

  • Automatic Composer installation with Nginx and PHP-FPM
  • Persistent queue workers, Symfony console, and PHP CLI commands
  • Free tier includes PostgreSQL, SSL, and zero-downtime deploys

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Tier is limited to 1 app replica
  • SSH and remote console access begin with Standard
  • MySQL requires an external provider

• 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

• Gigalixir PHP Hosting9.4/10 · Free plan

  Symfony-focused PaaS hosting with Git deployment, queues, staging, and a free tier.

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• Divio Cloud8.4/10 · 30-day trial

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

  Visit Divio CloudFull verdict →