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13 laravel hosting providers ranked by HRI™ in 2026. Rankings are never paid.
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What Is the Best Laravel Hosting in 2026?
Laravel hosting runs the Laravel PHP framework with the services it expects: PHP 8.1+, Composer, a database, Redis for cache and queues, and a way to run queue workers and the scheduler. Plain shared hosting can serve a small Laravel app, but the best Laravel hosting gives you SSH, Composer, environment variables, and managed queues, usually a managed VPS control panel like Forge, Ploi, or Cloudways rather than a cPanel plan. As of 24 September 2026, the highest-scoring laravel hosting on HostList are Cloudways (97/100), Ploi (96/100), xCloud (93/100), ranked purely by HRI, an independent algorithmic rating. No platform pays for placement and no position is chosen by hand. Rankings update continuously as Google review, Trustpilot, and profile data refresh. Each profile lists pricing where available, plan tiers, supported features, and verified customer rating data from Google and Trustpilot. Use the rankings below to compare providers head-to-head, or use HostMatch (hostlist.io/match) for a personalised recommendation based on your specific project requirements, traffic volume, and geographic audience.
Laravel runs on PHP, so technically many hosts can serve it, but Laravel expects more than a basic PHP site. It wants Composer for dependencies, an .env file for configuration, a writable storage path, and ideally Redis for caching and queues. A host that only offers FTP and a cPanel makes a real Laravel deploy awkward; one with SSH and Composer makes it routine.
The Laravel community standard is a server control panel, not shared hosting. Tools like Laravel Forge, Ploi, and RunCloud provision a VPS on DigitalOcean, Hetzner, or Vultr and configure PHP, Nginx, the database, queues, and SSL for you, so you get a real server with a one-click deploy workflow. Cloudways offers a similar managed experience without touching the server directly.
Do not forget queues and the scheduler. Laravel apps lean on queued jobs for email, notifications, and background work, and on the scheduler for recurring tasks. Make sure your host can run a persistent queue worker and a cron entry for the scheduler. Shared hosting often cannot keep a worker alive, which is a common reason Laravel apps outgrow it.
- #197CloudwaysHQ: Saint Julians, Malta
Cloudways, a managed cloud hosting platform based in Saint Julians, Malta, offers a range of hosting services tailored for developers and businesses s…
4.6★ TPTrust 25/25View → - #296PloiHQ: Nijkerk, Netherlands
Ploi offers a server management platform tailored for PHP developers, supporting the deployment and management of applications on virtual private serv…
4.8★ TPTrust 24/25View → - #3Deal93xCloudHQ: Milton, USA
xCloud is a cloud hosting and server management platform founded in 2023 by Startise, based in Milton, USA. xCloud provides fully managed hosting, whe…
4.8★ TPTrust 21/25View →
| Rank | Provider | Headquarters | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cloudways | 97/100 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 4.6★TP | HQ: Saint Julians, Malta |
| #2 | Ploi | 96/100 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 4.8★TP | HQ: Nijkerk, Netherlands |
| #3 | xCloudDeal | 93/100 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 4.8★TP | HQ: Milton, USA |
| #4 | DigitalOcean | 90/100 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 4.6★TP | HQ: New York City, USA |
| #5 | Render | 89/100 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 2.9★TP | HQ: San Francisco, USA |
| #6 | Convesio | 79/100 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 4.1★TP | HQ: San Francisco, USA |
| #7 | MWN Digital Limited | 62/100 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 5★G | HQ: Darlington, UK |
| #8 | MWPN Web Services | 54/100 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5★G | HQ: Darlington, UK |
| #9 | RunCloud | 52/100 | 1 | 15 | 11 | · | HQ: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| #10 | Craftaserv | 51/100 | 0 | 15 | 11 | · | HQ: Marly, France |
| #11 | Fajiweb | 51/100 | 0 | 15 | 11 | · | HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa |
| #12 | Laravel Forge | 51/100 | 0 | 15 | 11 | · | HQ: USA |
| #13 | Vernode | 51/100 | 0 | 15 | 11 | · | HQ: Tallinn, Estonia |
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How Is the Best Laravel Hosting List Selected?
The best laravel hosting list is selected entirely by HRI, an independent algorithmic 0 to 100 rating that combines four equally-weighted components: customer trust signals from real reviews (25%), public profile completeness (25%), data freshness (25%), and infrastructure performance signals (25%). Brand awareness, marketing spend, and affiliate relationships are not inputs.
Hosting companies cannot pay to appear or improve their position. Sponsorships and advertising are not scoring inputs. The same rules apply to every company in the directory of over 30,000 providers, from the largest hyperscalers to single-region indie hosts.
For the full breakdown of each scoring component and how it is calculated, see the HRI methodology page.
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Are HostList’s Rankings Paid Placements?
No. HostList does not sell rankings or accept payment for placement. Hosting companies cannot pay to appear in best laravel hosting or improve their position. Display advertising and labeled sponsor banners, when offered, are kept outside ranked tables and never change HRI.
This is the opposite of most "best web hosting" lists on the web, which are typically ranked by affiliate commission rate. Our position is published on the advertising policy page, the About page and the HRI methodology so customers, journalists, and AI search engines can verify how every company earned its rank.
Frequently Asked Questions About Laravel Hosting
What hosting is best for Laravel?
The community standard for Laravel is a VPS managed by a control panel like Laravel Forge, Ploi, or RunCloud, which provisions a server on DigitalOcean, Hetzner, or Vultr and configures PHP, Nginx, the database, Redis, queues, and SSL for you. Cloudways offers a similar managed experience. These give you SSH, Composer, and persistent queue workers, which plain shared hosting usually cannot.
Can I run Laravel on shared hosting?
You can run a small Laravel app on shared hosting that offers SSH, Composer, and a current PHP version, but it is limited: shared plans often cannot keep a queue worker running or run the scheduler reliably, and deploys are clumsy without proper SSH access. For anything beyond a hobby project, a managed VPS via Forge, Ploi, or Cloudways is the better fit and not much more expensive.
How much does Laravel hosting cost?
Laravel hosting via a control panel usually costs the price of a VPS (around $5 to $20 per month on DigitalOcean, Hetzner, or Vultr) plus the panel subscription (Forge and Ploi are roughly $8 to $20 per month, RunCloud similar). Cloudways bundles the server and management from around $10 to $15 per month. Shared Laravel hosting can be cheaper but trades away queues, SSH, and easy deploys.
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