---
title: "Best Laravel hosting in 2026: 4 options compared"
url: https://while.sh/en/comparisons/laravel-hosting/
author: "Grégoire Mougeolle, co-founder of Nextmap"
updated: 2026-11-02
---

# The best Laravel hosting in 2026

Your Laravel app is ready, and it needs a home with no server to maintain. Here are the hosts that take it as it is, and what each one allows when your AI agent is the one deploying.

## The right choice depends on your app

- **Do you want to stay within the official Laravel ecosystem?** Choose Laravel Cloud: a push deploys, and the app goes to sleep when nobody is using it (source 1).
- **Must each branch have its own full copy of production, database included?** Choose Upsun: it clones production for each branch (source 2).
- **Must your Laravel app stay in France, deployed by your AI agent?** Choose while: your agent gets a Dockerfile ready to build, and the database is backed up every day.

## The comparison

| Host | Your AI agent | The database | In France | To get started |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laravel Cloud | A skill for Claude Code, through the command line (source 3) | PostgreSQL from Neon, with point-in-time recovery (source 4) | No: Frankfurt, Ireland or London (source 5) | Starter at $5 per month, with $5 of usage included (source 6) |
| Upsun | MCP server in beta, read-only by default (source 7) | Managed PostgreSQL, one backup per day kept for 2 days by default (source 8) | Yes, two regions (source 9) | First project and first user free, under conditions. Beyond that, €9 per project and €10 per user, per month, plus resources (source 10) |
| Clever Cloud | Local MCP server, still young (source 11) | PostgreSQL free in DEV, then from €4.90 per month (source 12) | Yes, by default (source 13) | PostgreSQL from €4.90 per month, plus the app depending on its size (source 12) |
| while | MCP server with OAuth: sensitive actions wait for your approval | PostgreSQL backed up every day, point-in-time recovery over 14 days (source 14) | Yes, with Nextmap, a French company | €0 to get started, then €13.75 per month for an app and its database |

## Laravel Cloud, by the Laravel team

Laravel Cloud is Laravel's official hosting: a push is all it takes, and the app goes to sleep when nobody is using it (source 1).

## Upsun, production cloned for each branch

Upsun, formerly Platform.sh, clones all of production for each branch, database included (source 2).

## Clever Cloud, PHP in France by default

Clever Cloud runs your apps in France by default (source 13), with many languages.

## while, your Laravel app deployed by your agent

Your AI agent deploys your Laravel app over MCP, with a Dockerfile ready to build, its PostgreSQL database backed up every day, its queues and its scheduled jobs. Sensitive actions, like deleting a production database, wait for your approval, your keys stay out of your agent's reach, and everything runs in France.

## Next steps

- [Deploy a Laravel app and its PostgreSQL database](/en/guides/deploy-laravel/)
- [Compare Upsun and while](/en/comparisons/while-vs-upsun/)

## Sources

1. [Laravel Cloud, overview](https://laravel.com/cloud/docs/intro), 2026-11-02
2. [Upsun, platform overview (llms.txt)](https://upsun.com/llms.txt), 2026-11-02
3. [Laravel, the official agent skills (Laravel Cloud)](https://github.com/laravel/agent-skills), 2026-11-02
4. [Laravel Cloud, PostgreSQL](https://laravel.com/cloud/docs/resources/databases/postgres), 2026-11-02
5. [Laravel Cloud, regions](https://laravel.com/cloud/docs/applications), 2026-11-02
6. [Laravel Cloud, pricing](https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing), 2026-11-02
7. [Upsun, the MCP server](https://developer.upsun.com/docs/get-started/ai/using-the-mcp), 2026-11-02
8. [Upsun, backups](https://developer.upsun.com/docs/environments/backup), 2026-11-02
9. [Upsun, regions](https://upsun.com/regions/), 2026-11-02
10. [Upsun, pricing](https://upsun.com/pricing/), 2026-11-02
11. [Clever Cloud, the MCP server (mcp-simple-server)](https://github.com/CleverCloud/mcp-simple-server), 2026-11-02
12. [Clever Cloud, PostgreSQL pricing](https://www.clever.cloud/product/postgresql/), 2026-11-02
13. [Clever Cloud, application regions](https://www.clever.cloud/developers/doc/manage/cli/applications/), 2026-11-02
14. [while, tested backups](https://while.sh/fr/docs/briques/sauvegardes/), 2026-11-03

## Questions

### Does Laravel Cloud host in France?

No: its European regions are Frankfurt, Ireland and London (source 5).

### MySQL or PostgreSQL?

Laravel works with both. while's database is PostgreSQL, and Laravel connects to it without changing anything in your code.

### Can my agent deploy a Laravel app on while?

Yes, over MCP: your agent gets the file that builds the app ready-made, adds the database and deploys.