Hosting Data v2.4.0 Updated 2026-01-15

Ploi.io

Affordable server management

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82 /100
Strong pick Good confidence (82%)

Quick Verdict

Best For

  • Budget-conscious Laravel developers
  • Freelancers and small agencies
  • Simple PHP application hosting
  • EU-based teams (GDPR)

Consider Alternatives If

  • Enterprise requiring extensive support
  • Complex multi-server setups
  • Teams needing extensive integrations

Top Alternatives

Laravel Forge 87

Score Breakdown

6 dimensions evaluated with transparent methodology

Performance
85 −15

Similar to Forge with optimized defaults

  • Nginx + PHP-FPM configuration
  • OPcache enabled
  • Redis integration
Why not 100%:
  • −7 Performance same as underlying provider
  • −7 Less battle-tested than Forge
Developer Experience
85 −15

User-friendly interface

  • Clean, modern UI
  • Git deployments
  • Environment variables
Why not 100%:
  • −7 Fewer integrations than Forge
  • −7 Documentation less comprehensive
Ecosystem
75 −25

Growing but smaller than Forge

  • Supports major cloud providers
  • API for automation
  • Webhook integrations
Why not 100%:
  • −8 Smaller community
  • −8 Fewer tutorials and resources
  • −8 Less third-party integrations
Maintainability
82 −18

Active development and support

  • Regular updates
  • Responsive support
  • Security patch notifications
Why not 100%:
  • −9 Smaller team than Laravel
  • −9 Newer product with less history
Cost Efficiency
90 −10

More affordable than Forge

  • Free tier available
  • Paid plans from €8/month
  • Unlimited servers on higher plans
Why not 100%:
  • −5 Some features only in higher tiers
  • −5 Cloud provider costs additional
Compliance
80 −20

Standard security features

  • Firewall management
  • SSH key authentication
  • SSL certificates
Why not 100%:
  • −10 Less enterprise compliance features
  • −10 Audit logging limited

Compare Alternatives

How Ploi.io stacks up against similar technologies

TechnologyOverallPerfDXEcosystem
Current Ploi.io82858575
Laravel Forge More features, Laravel-native87———Compare →
Full comparison with Laravel Forge

Sources & Methodology

How we calculate these scores: transparent and reproducible

Deterministic Scoring

Same inputs always produce the same outputs. We use versioned lookup tables, not LLM opinions. Every score is explainable and reproducible.

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Community Signals

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Data version: 2.4.0 Last updated: 2026-01-15 Confidence: 82%

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