Reasons to choose Ploi
Stronger built-in monitoring on paid tiers. Ploi's Pro tier (€13/mo) adds real-time server monitoring — CPU, memory, disk, network, with threshold alerts — plus an automated configuration analyzer; Unlimited (€30/mo) adds uptime monitoring. strackt tracks server health continuously but has no metrics dashboards or threshold alerts. If monitoring depth is non-negotiable for your team, pick Ploi.
A mature community. Ploi has years of production use and an established community around its server-panel workflow.
Side by side
Comparison recorded August 2026. Check the linked official pages for current plans and availability.
| Ploi | strackt | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Provisions, deploys, monitors |
Provisions, deploys, and manages continuously |
| Configuration drift | Your problem (visible in monitoring) |
Recorded configuration reapplied during managed operations |
| Security updates | Manual or scheduled, your responsibility |
Managed patching; routine and urgent reboot policies |
| Long-term maintenance | Your responsibility (distro upgrades, major service versions) |
Continuous (LTS-to-LTS, PHP minor, MySQL major, etc.) |
| Disaster recovery | Backup restore (hours) |
Code and configuration rollback; available backups recover data |
| Built-in monitoring | Server monitoring on Pro (€13/mo) and above; uptime monitoring on Unlimited (€30/mo) |
Continuous health tracking + real-time notifications; no metrics dashboards or threshold alerts |
| Stack support today | PHP / Laravel / Node / static, plus a basic Docker-server option |
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| Pricing | Free (1 server, 1 site, 5 deploys/month) / Basic €8 / Pro €13 / Unlimited €30 — all flat-rate per account, plus your VPS (live) |
First app free; €5/app/mo excl. VAT after, plus your VPS |
| Team behind it | Small but real team — broader support capacity |
Solo founder project — async ticketing only, smaller capacity |
What changes the bill
A control panel charges per server; strackt charges per application. With more apps on one box, the panel can cost less. The difference buys ongoing management.
- 1 app
- €5.49 vs €5.49
- 2 apps
- €10.49 vs €13.49
- 3 apps
- €15.49 vs €13.49
- 20 apps
- €100.49 vs €13.49
Per month, one shared VPS, every figure excluding VAT and sales tax. Crossover is the third application. Hetzner CX23 (€5.49, Germany or Finland, excluding IPv4) is the VPS baseline for both — Hetzner raised cloud prices on 15 June 2026 and retired the CX22 this table previously used. Ploi Free is one server, one site and five deploys a month; Ploi Basic is €8 and carries unlimited sites across five servers, which is why its column does not climb; Ploi Pro €13, Ploi Unlimited €30. Re-verified 26 August 2026.
Before moving an application
Start with a fresh VPS. Deploy the repository, migrate the database and uploads, then verify the application before switching DNS. Your existing panel-managed server is not adopted in place. Cutover is in your hands; we cannot promise zero downtime during migration.
Does strackt support Docker like Ploi does?
No. strackt manages supported application stacks directly on the server. If your deployment depends on Docker or Compose, choose a platform designed for that workflow.
Can I still SSH into my server?
Yes, with sudo. Use SSH to inspect, debug or run one-off commands. Managed settings come from the recorded configuration; the next managed operation can replace conflicting manual edits.
What does "manage continuously" actually mean?
strackt handles security patching, version updates and reapplying recorded configuration after setup. Routine reboots follow your maintenance window; actively exploited issues can require an urgent reboot with notice.
Who's behind strackt, and what's your support capacity?
strackt is built by Jan Peter, a solo developer. Support is async and hands-on while capacity allows; there is no published SLA during beta. If guaranteed response times are essential, weigh that limit when choosing a provider.