Kamal vs Laravel Forge
| Kamal | Laravel Forge | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | $12/mo |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted | api, Web |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Deployment targets | bare metal, cloud VMs, Docker containers, multiple servers | Laravel VPS, DigitalOcean, AWS, Hetzner, Linode, Vultr, custom servers |
| Rollout strategies | rolling | — |
| Deployment rollback | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted option | Yes | No |
| Deployment audit log | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | — | 12 /mo |
Both are listed in Best Deployment Automation Software. On Everything Xiaomi, Kamal scores higher on our published basis.