Laravel Forge review
A focused deployment platform for Laravel teams managing applications across supported VPS providers.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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.
Laravel Forge pros and cons
- 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
Laravel Forge fact sheet, pricing and score →
Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.
Last updated · How we research and update