Comparison · checked 28 October 2026
Litehost vs Hetzner.
Hetzner gives you a lot of machine for the money, and then leaves every hour of running it to you. Laravel Hosting is the same app with the server taken off your plate. Below is the full comparison, including the parts Hetzner wins.
Redis and PostgreSQL on every plan · free app migration · billed yearly
The bill
What the server costs, and what it leaves to you
A Hetzner server arrives empty. Laravel Premium arrives with PHP, Redis, PostgreSQL and workers running, 2 GB of memory and five sites.
| Litehost Laravel Premium | Hetzner | |
|---|---|---|
| Server | Laravel Premium, 2 GB | CPX12, 2 GB, 1 vCPU, €11.99 a month |
| Setup and upkeep | Included | Your time |
| Per year | ₦ 39,000 (about $28) | €143.88 |
EU price excluding VAT from hetzner.com/cloud/regular-performance. US and Singapore locations cost more; several sizes were marked unavailable on the day we checked. Checked 28 October 2026; prices exclude VAT and change often, so check theirs before you decide.
Who does what
The jobs that come with a server
| Job | Litehost | Hetzner, by hand |
|---|---|---|
| What you get on day one | PHP 8.4, Redis, PostgreSQL and MySQL, ready | An empty Linux server |
| OS and security updates | Ours | Yours |
| Queue worker and scheduler | Set up for you | You write the Supervisor and cron config |
| SSL certificates | Free and automatic | You install and renew them |
| Root access | No, a shell in your site’s container | Yes |
| Choice of region | Ours | Yours |
| When the server breaks at 3am | Our problem | Yours |
| App and database migration | Free on every plan | You move it yourself |
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The honest part
Where Hetzner is stronger
If one of these is what you need, they are the better choice and you should take it.
More machine per euro as you grow: 4 GB for €19.99 and 8 GB for €35.99 a month in the EU.
20 TB of traffic included on EU servers.
Root, any stack, and the whole machine to yourself.
Hourly billing, where we bill once a year.
Switching
We move the app for you, free
App and database migration is free on every Laravel plan. Open a ticket with your repo and server details, we copy the app, database and .env across, you check it on a preview URL, and nothing changes on your Hetzner machine until you point the domain at us.
Keep the app. Drop the server.
Redis, PostgreSQL, the queue worker and scheduler set up within one business day. Free migration and 24/7 human support.
