Effortless one-click deploys and truly elastic usage billing, for any PHP framework.
Webslice Serverless is built for busy web developers deploying and scaling applications on Laravel and all major PHP frameworks. Painless Git integration, no AWS complexity, and billing that actually makes sense.
Laravel Cloud takes a similar approach but comes with monthly membership fees and a pricing structure that takes some unpacking.
Two hosting platforms, two very different approaches to pricing and developer experience.
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Laravel Cloud
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| Pricing model | Webslice Serverless is a true pay-for-what-you-use platform. Each website costs $1/mo, databases are $3/mo. Everything else is usage. | Three monthly plan tiers: Starter (free, limited), Growth ($20/mo), Business ($200/mo). Autoscaling requires at least the Growth plan. Usage costs are still charged on top. |
| Deployment | Connect GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket in 2 clicks. Two deploy strategies available: Live or Versioned. Deploy any PHP framework via Git in a couple of minutes. | Git-triggered deploys and deploy hooks. Straightforward for Laravel apps. |
| Scaling | Elastic autoscaling works out of the box. Set concurrency limits and Webslice handles the rest. If your traffic is established and predictable, then you can use Webslice Containers for pre-allocated resources. | If you're on the Growth ($20/mo) plan or higher, Laravel Cloud will autoscale CPU and memory based on traffic. Built on Cloudflare over AWS. |
| Framework support | Laravel, WordPress or vanilla PHP, they're all supported. Serverless PHP hosting for lots of frameworks. | Laravel only. Not suitable for WordPress, Symfony, or other PHP frameworks. |
| Pricing model |
Webslice Serverless is a true pay-for-what-you-use platform. Each website costs $1/mo, databases are $3/mo. Everything else is usage.
Three monthly plan tiers: Starter (free, limited), Growth ($20/mo), Business ($200/mo). Autoscaling requires at least the Growth plan. Usage costs are still charged on top.
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| Deployment |
Connect GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket in 2 clicks. Two deploy strategies available: Live or Versioned. Deploy any PHP framework via Git in a couple of minutes.
Git-triggered deploys and deploy hooks. Straightforward for Laravel apps.
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| Scaling |
Elastic autoscaling works out of the box. Set concurrency limits and Webslice handles the rest. If your traffic is established and predictable, then you can use Webslice Containers for pre-allocated resources.
If you're on the Growth ($20/mo) plan or higher, Laravel Cloud will autoscale CPU and memory based on traffic. Built on Cloudflare over AWS.
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| Framework support |
Laravel, WordPress or vanilla PHP, they're all supported. Serverless PHP hosting for lots of frameworks.
Laravel only. Not suitable for WordPress, Symfony, or other PHP frameworks.
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Usage-only pricing means your bill shrinks in quiet periods. No minimum monthly spend.
Laravel, WordPress, Craft, and more. You're not locked into a single ecosystem.
Caching and content delivery are part of the base price. No upgraded plans needed.
Sign up and pay for what you use. No tiers, no monthly membership fees, no surprises.
Webslice Serverless makes pricing as simple as possible. You pay only for what you use; no monthly memberships, no tiered packages. Each website costs $1/mo and databases cost $3.50/mo. The rest is just usage. Use the calculator below for real-world estimates.
Laravel Cloud has three monthly plan tiers: Starter (free but limited), Growth ($20/mo), and Business ($200/mo). Features like autoscaling and custom domains are paywalled behind the Growth plan, with usage costs charged on top. The 12-step calculator on their website can help estimate usage costs.
Try our pricing calculator to estimate costs for your next website.
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Statamic
webslice.com
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1
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70k | $3.75 | |
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Astro static
docs.webslice.com
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1
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100k | $4.50 | |
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WordPress
Photo Studio
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1
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1 | 190k | $11.15 |
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Agency setup
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10
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5 | 500k | $45.00 |
Webslice Serverless makes simple deploys a priority. Direct Git integration works with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. Two clicks to connect, then pick a repo from a list. Two strategies available: Live deploys (speed optimized) or Versioned deploys (for atomic swaps).
Laravel Cloud helps you go from Git to a live Laravel app without much setup. Deploys are Git-triggered or managed via deploy hooks, and Laravel Cloud handles the build and deploy steps. Straightforward if you're on Laravel, but not an option for anything else.
Webslice Serverless is built on AWS in a way that removes the learning curve. It's elastic autoscaling based on real-time traffic that works out of the box. Set your concurrency limits and let Webslice Serverless automatically scale resources up and down.
Laravel Cloud runs a Cloudflare layer on top of AWS and autoscales CPU and memory based on real-time traffic. Performance is consistent, but the pricing is modular: autoscaling, and custom domains each require at least the $20/mo Growth plan before they unlock.
Webslice's two tiers of Support & Management put our 24/7 team on your side. Round-the-clock monitoring and incident response, help with application debugging, and broader, faster access to our support team.
Webslice Serverless is built for all PHP apps. It’s a true pay-as-you-go platform, making it the ideal environment for a small new project, or sites needing bursty performance.
Laravel Cloud is built specifically for Laravel apps, but has a convoluted pricing structure with core features hidden behind monthly plans and caching that you have to pay for separately.
