CloudStick · vs · Ploi

The best
alternative to
ploi.

Ploi is solid for Laravel developers. CloudStick goes further — faster deploys, an AI server assistant, 24/7 live support, and a white-label option Ploi simply doesn't offer.

AI server assistant built-in
One-click deploys · avg 22 seconds
White-label panel · 24/7 live chat
CLOUDSTICK · LIVE
BENCHMARKS
DEPLOY TIME — LARAVEL + NGINX STACK
CloudStick21.1s
Ploi~80s
3.8×
Faster
99.99%
Uptime
90s
First server

Where CloudStick
pulls ahead.

A side-by-side on the things teams switch for. Full grouped comparison below.

CAPABILITY
CLOUDSTICK
PLOI
Ease of use
AI-assisted UI
Developer-focused dashboard
Deploy speed (avg)
~22 seconds
~80 seconds
AI server assistant
Pricing model
Per server · unlimited sites
Per server · site add-ons extra
24/7 live chat support
Business hours only
Zero-downtime deploys
Pro plan only
Free migration
White-label panel
Business plan

The fine print,
printed plainly.

No asterisks. No "contact sales". Every capability, side-by-side.

/01Core Infrastructure
CLOUDSTICK
PLOI
Connected servers
Unlimited (paid plans)
Tiered by plan
Websites per server
Unlimited
Unlimited
Cloud providers
Any (AWS, GCP, DO, Vultr, Linode, Hetzner…)
Selected partners only
Multiple PHP versions
Visual database manager
SSH terminal via dashboard
/02Deployment & Automation
CLOUDSTICK
PLOI
One-click app installer
Git deployment
Average deploy time
~22s
~80s
Zero-downtime deploys
Pro plan only
Supervisord / queue jobs
CronJob manager
/03Security & Reliability
CLOUDSTICK
PLOI
Server firewall management
Free SSL
Wildcard SSL
Pro plan+
SSH key management
Automated security updates
Free backup storage
Up to 40 GB
Paid add-on
/04Team & Support
CLOUDSTICK
PLOI
Team / collaborator seats
Up to 10
Pro plan+
24/7 live chat
Support channel
Live chat + email
Email + community forum
White-label panel
Business plan
Free migration assist
Priority support
Business plan

Pricing at a glance.

CLOUDSTICK
PLOI
Starting price
$9 / mo
$12 / mo
Free trial
10-day trial · no card
None
Unlimited servers
Pro + Business
Pro plan+ ($22/mo)
Per-site fee
None
Paid add-ons per site on some plans
White-label panel
Business plan
Included backup storage
Up to 40 GB
Paid add-on

When the 502 arrived
at 02:47 on a Sunday.

Real support, real hours, real engineers.

CLOUDSTICK SUPPORT
RESOLVED 3m 42s

"502 bad gateway — Laravel app is down. Queue workers stopped after deploy."

02:47 · Sunday

"On it. Supervisord worker crashed after the deploy — restarting and patching the config now."

02:48 · Alex, Sr. Engineer

"Back up. Workers running, queues draining. Added auto-restart on failure going forward."

02:51 · Alex, Sr. Engineer
PLOI SUPPORT
TICKET OPENED

"502 bad gateway — Laravel app is down. Queue workers stopped after deploy."

02:47 · Sunday

"Hi, thanks for your message! We've received your ticket and will respond during our next available support window."

02:47 · AutoBot
— waiting for business hours —
38,400
Servers managed
across 47 countries
99.99%
Uptime SLA
tracked and guaranteed
2.1M
Deploys / month
avg 22s each
< 9 min
Median support reply
including nights and weekends
“
We switched from Ploi after a Sunday outage sat unresolved for nine hours. CloudStick had us back up in four minutes — and the engineer actually explained what went wrong.
Fatima Al-RashidLead Engineer · Stackform Labs

Switch in minutes,
not days.

Our migration team handles the whole move — DNS, SSL, databases, apps and config. You watch. We work.

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MIGRATION TIMELINE
0:00Connect new server
Any VPS or bare-metal, any provider
0:04Import websites & apps
Drag-and-drop or SSH credentials
0:31SSL provisioned
Wildcard or single-domain, automatic
1:12DNS cut-over ready
One-click propagation check
1:58Live on CloudStick
Old panel access auto-revoked

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