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 optional mailbox hosting.
Price comparison
| Service | Starting price | Billing model | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ServerVault | $3/server + $1/app (Starter) | Per resource / month | Mailbox add-on available ($2/mailbox/mo) |
| 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 add-on | ||
| AI-generated code workflow friendly | ||
| Self-hostable agent | ||
| Live server metrics |
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 offers it as a $2/mailbox/month add-on.
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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