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Head-to-head · Cloud Hosting Management Software

VitoDeploy vs Laravel Forge

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score VitoDeploy #5 in Cloud Hosting Management Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 6 features Visit VitoDeploy
Laravel Forge #8 in Cloud Hosting Management Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Laravel Forge

VitoDeploy leads on 1 check, Laravel Forge on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreVitoDeploy · 8.8/10
  • Free planonly VitoDeploy
  • Most featuresVitoDeploy · 5 of 6

VitoDeploy scores higher on our rubric for cloud hosting management software: 8.8 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

VitoDeploy offers free plan; Laravel Forge doesn't.

VitoDeploy is the better fit for free self-hosted PHP server management. Laravel Forge is the better fit for developers deploying Laravel and PHP applications.

  • VitoDeploy fits best

    Free self-hosted PHP server management

  • Laravel Forge fits best

    Developers deploying Laravel and PHP applications

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Side by side

Feature VitoDeploy 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Laravel Forge 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.5
Ranking #5 in Cloud Hosting Management Software #8 in Cloud Hosting Management Software
Best for Free self-hosted PHP server management Developers deploying Laravel and PHP applications
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Free plan $120/yr
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Community, Docs Email, Community
Integrations 14 integrations 8 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features VitoDeploy 5/6 · Laravel Forge 0/6
Server provisioning ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Deployment automation ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Monitoring and alerts ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Automated backups ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Docker support Not checked yet Not checked yet
Team access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Cloud providers AWS, Akamai (Linode), DigitalOcean, Vultr, Hetzner Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free, open-source, and self-hosted
  • Supports cloud APIs and custom SSH servers
  • Includes Git deployments, SSL, backups, and monitoring
  • Zero-downtime deployments with retained releases for rollback
  • Push-to-deploy support for GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
  • Provisioning, SSL, monitoring, queues, jobs, and databases in one platform
Cons
  • Focused on PHP applications rather than broader application stacks
  • Self-hosted operation requires server and SSH management
  • No built-in AI features
  • No free plan for evaluating the service
  • Hobby includes only 1 external server
  • Narrower focus than broader cloud management platforms
Our verdict

VitoDeploy is a self-hosted web application for provisioning and managing servers, then deploying PHP applications such as Laravel and WordPress. It connects to servers over SSH, can create servers through supported cloud-provider APIs,…

Read the review →

Laravel Forge is a web-based server management and application deployment platform built by the Laravel team. It is designed for developers deploying Laravel and PHP applications, while also supporting vanilla PHP, WordPress, Statamic,…

Read the review →
  1. VitoDeployCloud Hosting Management Software 8.8Free plan
  2. Laravel ForgeCloud Hosting Management Software 8.5Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • VitoDeploy — where it wins

    • Free, open-source, and self-hosted
    • Supports cloud APIs and custom SSH servers
    • Includes Git deployments, SSL, backups, and monitoring

    Where it doesn't

    • Focused on PHP applications rather than broader application stacks
    • Self-hosted operation requires server and SSH management
    • No built-in AI features

  • Laravel Forge — where it wins

    • Zero-downtime deployments with retained releases for rollback
    • Push-to-deploy support for GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
    • Provisioning, SSL, monitoring, queues, jobs, and databases in one platform

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan for evaluating the service
    • Hobby includes only 1 external server
    • Narrower focus than broader cloud management platforms

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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