# Compare PHP hosting providers, fortrabbit as alternative

> Choosing where to host a PHP project means weighing trade-offs that vary by provider: framework support, pricing model, EU residency, support quality, and how much server work you want to do yourself. Below are detailed comparisons against the providers we hear about most in evaluation calls. If you don't see the one you're looking at, browse the full  for over thirty more.

Choosing where to host a PHP project means weighing trade-offs that vary by provider: framework support, pricing model, EU residency, support quality, and how much server work you want to do yourself. Below are detailed comparisons against the providers we hear about most in evaluation calls. If you don't see the one you're looking at, browse the full <content-link href="/hosting-guide/providers" text="hosting guide">



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## PaaS alternatives

- <content-link href="/alternatives/heroku" text="fortrabbit vs Heroku">



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 — the PHP-focused alternative to a Salesforce-owned platform losing momentum.
- <content-link href="/alternatives/cloudways" text="fortrabbit vs Cloudways">



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 — what changes for PHP teams after the DigitalOcean acquisition.
- <content-link href="/alternatives/laravel-cloud" text="fortrabbit vs Laravel Cloud">



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 — independent, bootstrapped, and EU-based vs. the official Laravel offering.
- <content-link href="/alternatives/render" text="fortrabbit vs Render">



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 — focused PHP hosting vs. a polyglot generalist PaaS.
- <content-link href="/alternatives/digitalocean-app-platform" text="fortrabbit vs DigitalOcean App Platform">



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 — managed PHP vs. a build-it-yourself container platform.
- <content-link href="/alternatives/fly-io" text="fortrabbit vs Fly.io">



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 — turnkey PHP vs. global edge containers.
- <content-link href="/alternatives/railway" text="fortrabbit vs Railway">



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 — predictable pricing vs. usage-metered polyglot PaaS.

## VPS alternatives

- <content-link href="/alternatives/hetzner" text="fortrabbit vs Hetzner">



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 — managed PHP hosting vs. a German VPS you maintain yourself.
- <content-link href="/alternatives/vultr" text="fortrabbit vs Vultr">



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 — managed PaaS vs. a global VPS you maintain yourself.

## Server-management alternatives

- <content-link href="/alternatives/laravel-forge" text="fortrabbit vs Laravel Forge">



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 — one integrated platform vs. management software stacked on a VPS.

## AI-builder alternatives

- <content-link href="/alternatives/lovable" text="fortrabbit vs Lovable">



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 — real PHP hosting for developers writing their own code.

## More comparisons

For the wider field — VPS, shared hosting, IaaS, server-management tools — see the category overviews:

- <content-link href="/hosting-guide/providers/paas" text="PaaS providers">



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- <content-link href="/hosting-guide/providers/vps" text="VPS providers">



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- <content-link href="/hosting-guide/providers/shared-hosting" text="Shared hosting providers">



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- <content-link href="/hosting-guide/providers/server-management" text="Server-management tools">



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