A Laravel Forge alternative for every stack

Forge handles PHP and modern web apps. Serversinc runs your whole stack as containers, on the same servers.

What you get moving from Laravel Forge

Forge provisions PHP-ready servers and deploys sites with a deploy script. Serversinc runs every application as a container on servers you own.

Laravel, Node, Go, Python and off-the-shelf images deploy the same way.

Rolling deploys keep traffic on the old container until the new one passes its health check.

Pull a tagged image from any registry, so every environment runs the same artifact.

Provision Postgres, MySQL or MariaDB and manage access from the dashboard or API.

Scheduled backups to S3, R2, B2 or Spaces, with retention and locks.

A deploy trigger per application for CI, and an MCP server for AI clients.

Forge Hobby is $12 a month for one external server. Growth is $19 and Business is $39, both with unlimited servers.

1 server: Laravel Forge $12/mo (Hobby) Serversinc £5/mo
3 servers: Laravel Forge $19/mo (Growth) Serversinc £5/mo
10 servers: Laravel Forge $19/mo (Growth) Serversinc £19/mo
25 servers: Laravel Forge $19/mo (Growth) Serversinc £49/mo
Meter: Laravel Forge Flat plan; Hobby is capped at one external server Serversinc Server count; builds, bandwidth and seats aren't billed

Feature	Laravel Forge	Serversinc
1 server	$12/mo (Hobby)	£5/mo
3 servers	$19/mo (Growth)	£5/mo
10 servers	$19/mo (Growth)	£19/mo
25 servers	$19/mo (Growth)	£49/mo
Meter	Flat plan; Hobby is capped at one external server	Server count; builds, bandwidth and seats aren't billed

Prices checked on 2026-09-27, in each vendor's own currency.

Run both side by side. Cut over when the new deploy is green.

01

Add a Dockerfile

Containerise the app, or use an existing Laravel image. Push it to GitHub or to a registry.
02

Import or provision a server

Run the install command on a server you own, or provision one on DigitalOcean or Hetzner.
03

Create the application

Point it at the repo and branch or the image. Copy the .env across as environment variables in bulk.
04

Move data, then DNS

Import a database dump, deploy, confirm the health check passes, then point the domain at the new server.

Why look for a Laravel Forge alternative?

Do I keep my own servers?

Do I need Docker experience?

What does Serversinc cost?

£5 a month covers your first three servers. Every server after that adds £2.