Compare PHP hosting providers, fortrabbit as alternative
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Side-by-side comparisons of fortrabbit against the PaaS and managed-hosting providers PHP teams most often evaluate.
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How to choose
Pick your PHP host wisely.
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Arcustech
One server per client?
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AWS
Run PHP on AWS without running AWS yourself.
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Cloudways
A managed PHP platform instead of a panel on a droplet.
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Coolify
DIY PaaS, DIY ops.
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Craft Cloud
Independent Craft CMS hosting compared to the first-party cloud.
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DO App Platform
Where did the uploads go?
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DigitalOcean Droplets
A clean box to babysit.
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Fly.io
A world tour for a local app?
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Heroku
Why PHP developers move away from Heroku — and how.
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Hetzner
Cheap box, long nights.
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Hostinger
Four years prepaid.
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Kinsta
WordPress as a codebase you deploy, next to any other PHP app.
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Laravel Cloud
An independent PHP platform compared to the first-party Laravel cloud.
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Laravel Forge
A managed platform instead of a server you run with Forge.
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Laravel Vapor
Serverless, then signups closed.
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Linode
Managed PHP hosting instead of an Akamai Cloud VPS to keep patched.
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Lovable
Love at first prompt.
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Ploi
Slick automation, ops still yours.
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Railway
Railway and fortrabbit compared for PHP apps.
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Render
Render and fortrabbit compared for PHP apps.
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RunCloud
A panel on your server.
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Servd
More than one dish on the menu.
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ServerPilot
Patched server, DIY deploys.
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SiteGround
Cheap year one, then renewal.
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Uberspace
Hello Ubernauts!
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Vultr
Root access, root problems.