CloudPloy vs Laravel Forge: Pricing and Features Compared

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Topic	Laravel Forge	CloudPloy
What it is	A server management and deployment platform from the Laravel team that provisions and configures VPS servers.	A hosted deploy control plane. Deploy from git or from your AI agent to servers you own or rent at cost
Pricing	Hobby $12/mo, Growth $19/mo, Business $39/mo, plus your server costs	Free plan, then $9.99, $19, or $39 per month. Compute billed separately at the provider rate
Where apps run	Laravel VPS or your own DigitalOcean, Akamai/Linode, Vultr, AWS, Hetzner, or custom VPS	Any server you own over SSH, or one you take from CloudPloy at the provider rate
Frameworks	Laravel, PHP, WordPress, Statamic, Node.js, Nuxt, Next.js	Node, Python, Go, Rust, Ruby, Java, PHP, and static sites via Nixpacks, plus Laravel and WordPress presets
Managed or self-hosted	Hosted control panel managing servers you own	Hosted control plane; nothing to install or maintain on your side beyond your servers
Scaling	Add servers and Nginx load balancers by hand; no autoscaling stated	Up to 10 replicas of an app on its server; load balancing across servers is coming soon
Databases	MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL on servers; managed clusters via DigitalOcean	Run databases such as MySQL on your server next to your apps
AI agent access	REST API, Forge CLI, PHP SDK; no official MCP server stated	HTTP MCP server on every plan, with OAuth sign-in and scoped tokens
Free tier	No free plan stated	Free forever: 1 server, 1 app, up to 2 vCPU and 2 GB RAM

Laravel Forge details checked in October 2026 on laravel.com/forge/pricing, laravel.com/forge/docs/server-providers.md, laravel.com/forge/docs/servers/load-balancing.md. They change; verify on Laravel Forge's site. CloudPloy numbers match our pricing page.

FAQ

What is the main difference between Laravel Forge and CloudPloy?

Laravel Forge is a server management and deployment platform from the Laravel team that provisions and configures VPS servers. CloudPloy is a hosted control plane: you connect a server you own, or take one at the provider rate, and deploy from git or from Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP client.

Should I pick Laravel Forge or CloudPloy?

Best fit for Laravel Forge: PHP and Laravel teams who want push-to-deploy on servers they control at a flat monthly fee. Best fit for CloudPloy: teams that want a flat plan, no markup on compute, and an AI agent that can deploy for them.