Comparison

Harbor vs Laravel Forge

Forge gives you great tools for servers you own. Harbor gives you the app running, without the servers.

What you manage
Harbor
Your app. We run the servers.
Laravel Forge
Your app and the servers behind it.
Getting started
Harbor
Name, tier, Git URL.
Laravel Forge
Open a cloud account, provision a server, connect it.
Dedicated compute
Harbor
2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD on an HA VM for $10/mo.
Laravel Forge
Whatever instance you buy from your cloud provider.
Laravel Reverb
Harbor
Sidecar included on every app. We route WebSockets for you.
Laravel Forge
Available if you install it and configure the server.
Server access
Harbor
Teleport SSH with your Logto login. No public SSH port.
Laravel Forge
Normal SSH keys to your servers.
What you pay
Harbor
Fixed prices from $5/mo. One bill.
Laravel Forge
Forge subscription plus your cloud bill.

Dimension	Harbor	Laravel Forge
What you manage	Your app. We run the servers.	Your app and the servers behind it.
Getting started	Name, tier, Git URL.	Open a cloud account, provision a server, connect it.
Dedicated compute	2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD on an HA VM for $10/mo.	Whatever instance you buy from your cloud provider.
Laravel Reverb	Sidecar included on every app. We route WebSockets for you.	Available if you install it and configure the server.
Server access	Teleport SSH with your Logto login. No public SSH port.	Normal SSH keys to your servers.
What you pay	Fixed prices from $5/mo. One bill.	Forge subscription plus your cloud bill.

Pick Forge if you want to own the infrastructure. Pick Harbor if you would rather not think about it.