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Head-to-head · Laravel Hosting

Ploi Cloud vs Cleavr

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Ploi Cloud #4 in Laravel Hosting 8.9/10 5-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Ploi Cloud
Cleavr #7 in Laravel Hosting 8.6/10 5-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Cleavr

Ploi Cloud leads on 0 checks, Cleavr on 0, and 4 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 scorePloi Cloud · 8.9/10
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresPloi Cloud · 3 of 3

Ploi Cloud scores higher on our rubric for laravel hosting: 8.9 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #7.

Ploi Cloud is the better fit for scaling Laravel apps with managed services. Cleavr is the better fit for developers managing Laravel VPS infrastructure.

  • Ploi Cloud fits best

    Scaling Laravel apps with managed services

  • Cleavr fits best

    Developers managing Laravel VPS infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature Ploi Cloud 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Cleavr 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.6
Ranking #4 in Laravel Hosting #7 in Laravel Hosting
Best for Scaling Laravel apps with managed services Developers managing Laravel VPS infrastructure
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — $5.50/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial 5 days 5 days
Free trial length 5 days · no card needed 5 days · no card needed
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7 Email, Community, Docs
Integrations 10 integrations 16 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Ploi Cloud 3/3 · Cleavr 0/3
Queue workers ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Managed database ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Staging environments ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
PHP versions 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 Not checked yet
Backup retention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment method Git Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Automatic Laravel detection, migrations, scheduling, queues, and Horizon support
  • Zero-downtime releases with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket deployments
  • Managed databases, scaling, logs, metrics, SSL, and daily backups
  • 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
  • Usage-based pricing starts at €13.88 per GB per month
  • No free plan, with additional charges for databases, storage, and monitoring
  • A newer platform, founded in 2025
  • 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

Ploi Cloud is a managed cloud hosting platform for Laravel and other PHP applications. It is designed for developers who want repository-based deployments alongside managed infrastructure. Applications can connect to GitHub, GitLab, or…

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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. Ploi CloudLaravel Hosting 8.95-day trial
  2. CleavrLaravel Hosting 8.65-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Ploi Cloud — where it wins

    • Automatic Laravel detection, migrations, scheduling, queues, and Horizon support
    • Zero-downtime releases with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket deployments
    • Managed databases, scaling, logs, metrics, SSL, and daily backups

    Where it doesn't

    • Usage-based pricing starts at €13.88 per GB per month
    • No free plan, with additional charges for databases, storage, and monitoring
    • A newer platform, founded in 2025

  • 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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