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Indie alternatives to Laravel Forge

3 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Laravel Forge does, 2 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

Product	Price	Open source	Self-host	Platforms
Coolify	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Self-hosted, Web
Ploi	Free plan	–	–	Web
Cleavr	Paid	–	–	Web

The alternatives

1. Coolify

Open-source, self-hostable alternative to Heroku and Vercel

Coolify lets you deploy apps, databases and one-click services to your own servers with git push deploys, SSL and backups. It is open source with an optional cloud plan.

Free plan · Self-hosted, Web · Website ↗

2. Ploi

Server management and deployment for PHP and Laravel apps

Ploi provisions and manages servers on your cloud provider and deploys PHP, Laravel, WordPress and Node.js sites with zero-downtime deploys and SSL.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

3. Cleavr

Server provisioning and app deployment for your own VPS

Cleavr provisions servers on cloud providers and deploys Node.js, PHP, Laravel, Nuxt, Next.js and other apps with SSL and zero-downtime deployments.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Laravel Forge?

Yes. 2 of the 3 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Coolify and Ploi.

Is there an open-source alternative to Laravel Forge?

Coolify is open source.

Can I self-host an alternative to Laravel Forge?

Yes: Coolify can run on your own server.

What makes these alternatives to Laravel Forge “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Laravel Forge.

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