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.
By Grégoire Mougeolle, co-founder of Nextmap. Facts checked on November 2, 2026. How this comparison is made.
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 it1.
- Must each branch have its own full copy of production, database included? Choose Upsun: it clones production for each branch2.
- 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.
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The comparison
| Host | Your AI agent | The database | In France | To get started |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laravel Cloud | A skill for Claude Code, through the command line3 | PostgreSQL from Neon, with point-in-time recovery4 | No: Frankfurt, Ireland or London5 | Starter at $5 per month, with $5 of usage included6 |
| Upsun | MCP server in beta, read-only by default7 | Managed PostgreSQL, one backup per day kept for 2 days by default8 | Yes, two regions9 | First project and first user free, under conditions. Beyond that, €9 per project and €10 per user, per month, plus resources10 |
| Clever Cloud | Local MCP server, still young11 | PostgreSQL free in DEV, then from €4.90 per month12 | Yes, by default13 | PostgreSQL from €4.90 per month, plus the app depending on its size12 |
| while | MCP server with OAuth: sensitive actions wait for your approval | PostgreSQL backed up every day, point-in-time recovery over 14 days14 | 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 it1.
Upsun, production cloned for each branch
Upsun, formerly Platform.sh, clones all of production for each branch, database included2.
Clever Cloud, PHP in France by default
Clever Cloud runs your apps in France by default13, 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
Sources
- Laravel Cloud, overview, accessed November 2, 2026
- Upsun, platform overview (llms.txt), accessed November 2, 2026
- Laravel, the official agent skills (Laravel Cloud), accessed November 2, 2026
- Laravel Cloud, PostgreSQL, accessed November 2, 2026
- Laravel Cloud, regions, accessed November 2, 2026
- Laravel Cloud, pricing, accessed November 2, 2026
- Upsun, the MCP server, accessed November 2, 2026
- Upsun, backups, accessed November 2, 2026
- Upsun, regions, accessed November 2, 2026
- Upsun, pricing, accessed November 2, 2026
- Clever Cloud, the MCP server (mcp-simple-server), accessed November 2, 2026
- Clever Cloud, PostgreSQL pricing, accessed November 2, 2026
- Clever Cloud, application regions, accessed November 2, 2026
- while, tested backups, accessed November 3, 2026