A per-resource alternative to Forge's flat plans
Forge is Laravel's own official server tool — mature, huge in scale, and excellent if you're all-in on Laravel. ServerVault covers the same core deploy workflow across more app types (WordPress, PrestaShop, static/Markdown sites), plus a browser file manager, MySQL UI, and free managed mailbox hosting.
Price comparison
| Service | Starting price | Billing model | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ServerVault | $3/server + $1/app (Starter) | Per resource / month | Mailbox hosting included free |
| Laravel Forge Hobby | $12/month | Flat monthly | 1 external server (unlimited on Laravel VPS), unlimited sites |
| Laravel Forge Growth | $19/month | Flat monthly | Unlimited servers, 5% off Laravel VPS |
| Laravel Forge Business | $39/month | Flat monthly | Unlimited servers, 15% off Laravel VPS, advanced support |
Pricing pulled directly from laravel.com/forge/pricing, checked August 2026. Prices and plan limits can change — confirm on their site before deciding.
Feature comparison
| Feature | ServerVault | Laravel Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-deploy from GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket | ||
| Multiple PHP versions | ||
| Free SSL (Let's Encrypt) | ||
| MySQL management UI | ||
| Deploy script editor | ||
| Web terminal (browser SSH) | ||
| File manager | ||
| Team / multi-user access | ||
| Built-in mailbox hosting (included free) | ||
| AI-generated code workflow friendly | ||
| Self-hostable agent | ||
| Live server metrics | ||
| Mail relay API (send email over HTTPS when SMTP is blocked) |
Same feature comparison already published on our homepage — kept identical here rather than re-derived, so the two pages can't contradict each other.
Where Forge still has an edge
Forge is built and run by the Laravel team itself, at serious scale (970k+ servers per their own site), with deep first-party integration into the Laravel ecosystem, Laravel VPS one-click provisioning, and shared real-time terminal sessions for teams. If you deploy almost exclusively Laravel and want the tool literally made by the framework's authors, that pedigree is hard to match. Its flat, unlimited-sites-per-server pricing can also work out cheaper than per-app billing once you're running many small apps on one box.
Frequently asked questions
Does Forge include email/mailbox hosting?
No — mailbox or email hosting doesn't appear anywhere in Forge's published feature list or pricing tiers. ServerVault includes managed mailbox hosting free.
Does Forge only work with Laravel apps?
No, per Forge's own FAQ it also supports vanilla PHP, WordPress, Statamic, Node.js, Nuxt, and Next.js — but Laravel is clearly the primary focus.
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