Harbor review
A focused Laravel host with Git deployment, managed services, and low entry pricing.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Harbor is managed hosting for Laravel developers and teams that want to deploy from Git without managing servers. It builds application images, provisions MariaDB and Redis, configures DNS and TLS, and runs web, queue, and scheduler processes. The service suits small Laravel applications that need core operational services in one hosting product rather than a self-managed server environment.
The published plans show a straightforward starting point: Shared App costs $5 per app per month or $50 per app per year. It includes 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM for web, a queue worker and scheduler, shared MariaDB and Redis, and daily database backup. Dedicated App (HA) costs $10 per app per month or $100 per app per year, adding a high-availability VM, Docker Compose for web, queue, and scheduler, one-click code rollback, Teleport SSH, and Dozzle logs. Dedicated Data costs $10 per add-on per month or $100 per add-on per year for dedicated MariaDB and Redis, while Dedicated Queues costs $5 per add-on per month or $50 per add-on per year for isolated queue workers that scale independently of web.
Harbor’s strongest fit is Laravel deployment and day-to-day operations: repository-based deployments, managed secrets, portal logs for web, queue, and scheduler processes, queue monitoring with pending, delayed, and failed counts, daily database backups, and managed DNS and TLS. Dedicated apps add clearer separation and recovery controls through isolated infrastructure and one-click rollback. Choose Harbor when a Laravel app needs managed hosting at a low entry price and does not require a broad platform ecosystem. Choose another option when shared data resources are unsuitable, a broader set of platforms is required, or access through an invite or waitlist does not fit the project.
Harbor pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Git deployment with managed MariaDB, Redis, queues, and scheduler
- Daily database backups, logs, monitoring, DNS, TLS, and secrets
- Dedicated apps add high availability, SSH, and one-click rollback
- Where it doesn't
- Shared apps use shared MariaDB and Redis resources
- The platform is available through the web only
- Access involves an invite or waitlist
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