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Head-to-head · Laravel Hosting

Ploi Cloud vs DockHosting

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

Ploi Cloud leads on 0 checks, DockHosting on 1, and 3 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 planonly DockHosting
  • Free trialonly Ploi Cloud
  • Most featuresPloi Cloud · 3 of 3

Ploi Cloud scores higher on our rubric for laravel hosting: 8.9 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #5.

DockHosting offers free plan; Ploi Cloud doesn't.

Ploi Cloud is the better fit for scaling Laravel apps with managed services. DockHosting is the better fit for teams wanting a free cross-platform Laravel PaaS.

  • Ploi Cloud fits best

    Scaling Laravel apps with managed services

  • DockHosting fits best

    Teams wanting a free cross-platform Laravel PaaS

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Side by side

Feature Ploi Cloud 8.9/10 Visit ↗ DockHosting 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.8
Ranking #4 in Laravel Hosting #5 in Laravel Hosting
Best for Scaling Laravel apps with managed services Teams wanting a free cross-platform Laravel PaaS
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — $9/mo
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 5 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7 Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations 10 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Ploi Cloud 3/3 · DockHosting 2/3
Queue workers ✓ ✓
Managed database ✓ ✓
Staging environments ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
PHP versions 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 8.2, 8.3
Backup retention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment method Git Git
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
  • 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
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
  • Free apps sleep when idle
  • Free plan limits each app to 1 GB RAM
  • The service is identified as being in public beta
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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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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  1. Ploi CloudLaravel Hosting 8.95-day trial
  2. DockHostingLaravel Hosting 8.8Free plan

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

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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