Used at work for Laravel apps, with automatic zero-downtime deployments, auto-deploy on new releases, and management of workers and queue jobs, and considered probably the best way to get it just working.
Laravel Forge Reviews
Managed cloud
#6 in Best Managed Cloud Hosting and Server Panels 2026#6 · Managed cloud 17 reviews58signal
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
53% Positive27% Mixed20% Negative
What customers love, and what they don’tWhat customers noticed
Also mentioned: best for developers3
Customer reviews (17)
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Repeated critical bugs including provisioning errors, broken server toggles, phantom background workers, and outdated AWS gp2 defaults make production use risky.
Forge was used previously, but VPS problems took a lot of time and meant constantly being online to fix things, which led to a move to Laravel Cloud.
Manages unlimited servers cleanly with one-click manual deploys on production and automatic Git merge deploys on staging.
Strong feature set with active updates like Sentry integration and responsive customer support.
Common questions about Laravel Forge
Is Laravel Forge worth it?
Of the 15 reviews with a clear verdict, 53% are positive, 27% mixed and 20% negative. The praise mentioned most is easy to use. The most common complaint is outages.
What do people like about Laravel Forge?
The praise reviewers mention most: easy to use (6 reviews), good control panel (5 reviews) and reliable (4 reviews). For example: Manages unlimited servers cleanly with one-click manual deploys on production and automatic Git merge deploys on staging.
What are the most common complaints about Laravel Forge?
The complaints reviewers mention most: outages (1 review) and resource limits (1 review). For example: Repeated critical bugs including provisioning errors, broken server toggles, phantom background workers, and outdated AWS gp2 defaults make production use risky.
What does the signal score of 58 mean?
It's how well reviewed Laravel Forge is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Laravel Forge?
Category: Managed cloud. Free plan: No.
How does Laravel Forge rank?
#6 in Best Managed Cloud Hosting and Server Panels 2026, ranked by real customer reviews.
Where do these Laravel Forge reviews come from?
17 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.