Laravel Forge
Laravel Forge: A focused deployment platform for Laravel teams managing applications across supported VPS providers. Ranked #12 of 34 in Deployment Automation Software by our editors (7.9/10); pricing: Paid; best for laravel teams deploying to managed VPS.
At a glance
- Editor score7.9 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forLaravel teams deploying to managed VPS
- Free planNo
- Paid from$120/yr
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket push-to-deploy workflows
- Zero-downtime releases with retained deployments for rollback
- SSL, monitoring, queues, daemons, jobs, and database management
Where it doesn't
- No free plan for evaluating the service
- Narrower platform and governance coverage than broader deployment suites
- Paid tiers differ mainly by server limits and support level
Our verdict on Laravel Forge
Laravel Forge is a web-based server management and application deployment platform from the Laravel team. It is designed for teams running Laravel and PHP applications on Laravel VPS or supported cloud providers, while also supporting vanilla PHP, WordPress, Statamic, static HTML, Node.js, Nuxt, and Next.js. The web and API platform provisions servers, manages application infrastructure, and connects deployments to GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or custom workflows.
Pricing is straightforward across three monthly plans. Hobby costs $12 per month and includes unlimited Laravel VPS servers, one external server, unlimited sites and deployments, zero-downtime deployments, and server monitoring. Growth costs $19 per month and adds unlimited servers alongside standard support. Business costs $39 per month and includes unlimited servers with advanced support. All listed plans include unlimited sites, unlimited deployments, zero-downtime deployments, and server monitoring, but there is no free plan. The main differences are external-server access on Hobby and the support level on higher tiers.
Forge’s strongest fit is a focused Laravel or PHP deployment workflow spanning providers such as DigitalOcean, Vultr, Hetzner, AWS, and Laravel VPS. Its deployment scripts, release directories, symbolic links, deployment history, script output, and retained releases support repeatable releases and rollback. Automated SSL configuration, health checks, heartbeats, queues, daemons, scheduled jobs, and database management extend beyond basic Git deployment. Choose Forge when managed VPS operations and Laravel-oriented deployment are the priority. Teams needing broader platform coverage or more extensive governance capabilities should consider an alternative.
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Laravel Forge fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $120/yr |
| Deployment targets | Laravel VPS, DigitalOcean, AWS, Hetzner, Linode, Vultr, custom servers |
| Rollout strategies | Not verified |
| Deployment rollback | Not verified |
| Approval gates | Not verified |
| Concurrent deployments | Not verified |
| Self-hosted option | No |
| Deployment audit log | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Email, Community |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 8 integrations: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, DigitalOcean, AWS, Hetzner … |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | forge.laravel.com |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Laravel Forge integrations
Laravel Forge lists 8 integrations on its own site.
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- DigitalOcean
- AWS
- Hetzner
- Linode
- Vultr
Alternatives to Laravel Forge
- IBM DevOps DeployA governance-focused deployment automation solution for hybrid application estates.9.3
- AWS CodeDeployA capable AWS deployment service with low usage pricing and limited platform breadth.9.2
- Google Cloud DeployA focused, managed delivery service for Google Cloud deployment pipelines.9.1
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