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Servd alternative for Craft CMS hosting

Q: Does fortrabbit host Craft CMS as well as Servd?

Yes - fortrabbit has hosted Craft since the early days of the CMS. Deploys run via git push with Composer in the build, a free Craft plugin handles setup and database syncs, and assets live in persistent storage.

Q: Can more than one site run on one account?

Yes - Servd plans are picked per project. On fortrabbit several apps, Craft or otherwise, run under one account and are billed per component.

Q: Is fortrabbit cheaper than Servd?

Often - Resources are picked per component rather than bundled into a tier, and billing is in arrears. A small Craft site with a database starts at about €5 a month.

Servd is a great host for Craft CMS, and only for Craft CMS. fortrabbit hosts the Craft site and everything next to it.

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About Servd

Servd is a hosting service specialized in Craft CMS. It's uniquely made for Craft and has a high grade of abstraction for doing just that. Just like fortrabbit, Servd is a small hosting provider, run by an independent team in the UK. We like what they are doing over there, it's a good service.

Why not Servd?

Servd hosts Craft CMS, and only Craft CMS. But agencies rarely run one thing. There is the Craft site, a Laravel app for a client, a WordPress blog somebody inherited. On Servd only the first one has a home.

SSH sessions last 24 hours by default, and changes to the filesystem are gone with the next deploy. A fair security choice, but not everyone's workflow.

Why fortrabbit

fortrabbit is also a specialized hosting service, but has a more general approach. It's thus more open for different workflows and other PHP software, such as Laravel and even WordPress. Compared to Servd, fortrabbit is less magic. We have hosted Craft CMS since its early days, and our free Craft plugin syncs databases in either direction.

Prices with fortrabbit are generally more competitive. Servd includes staging in its plans. On fortrabbit staging is an optional environment, so you only pay for it when a project needs it. Both services are fully managed, and both are less expensive than Craft Cloud.

Try both and see what fits you. Some prefer this, others that service.

Servd and fortrabbit

Feature	Servd	fortrabbit
Runs	Craft CMS only	Any PHP
Other PHP apps	No	Same account
SSH	24-hour sessions	All plans
Filesystem	Reset on deploy	Persistent storage
Staging	Included	Optional environment
Plans	Per project	Per component, arrears

# Different by design

Pay in arrears

Daily prorated, post-paid billing. No upfront payment, no yearly commitment.

Modular pricing

Pay per component and scale each one from xs to 2xl on its own.

No dark patterns

No vendor lock-in, no upselling, no misleading messages.

Humans in support

Eye-level developer chat over the support bubble. No sales calls.

Developer-first

Git-push deploy, SSH access, bring your own code. No 1-click bloat.

Managed platform

A hardened, service-oriented PHP stack. Deploy code, skip the server admin.

# Frequently asked

Does fortrabbit host Craft CMS as well as Servd?

Yes

Yes - fortrabbit has hosted Craft since the early days of the CMS. Deploys run via git push with Composer in the build, a free Craft plugin handles setup and database syncs, and assets live in persistent storage.

Can more than one site run on one account?

Yes

Yes - Servd plans are picked per project. On fortrabbit several apps, Craft or otherwise, run under one account and are billed per component.

Is fortrabbit cheaper than Servd?

Often

Often - Resources are picked per component rather than bundled into a tier, and billing is in arrears. A small Craft site with a database starts at about €5 a month.

# What customers say

Having fortrabbit is like having a dedicated DevOps engineer on the team, taking care of the infrastructure so we can focus on writing code. We've used many PaaS providers, but none come close to fortrabbit's mix of features, reliability, predictable and fair pricing, and fast, genuinely helpful support. Their service has been rock solid, giving us the confidence that our apps are in good hands.

Len van Essen

CTO at Fitwinkel

2026 — Direct feedback

Unmatched performances and ease-of-configure. I really like what fortrabbit is doing for the modern PHP hosting ecosystem, and I'd suggest anyone to have a try with them.

Federico Magnani

CTO at glueglue