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 CVE insight in its Server insights; Unlimited (€30/mo) adds site monitoring and status pages (pricing). strackt tracks server health continuously but has no metrics dashboards or threshold alerts. If monitoring depth is non-negotiable for your team, pick Ploi.
Takes over the server you already have. Since September 2026, Ploi's Import server adopts a Forge or ServerPilot server in place. strackt starts from a fresh VPS.
A mature community. Ploi has years of production use and an established community around its server-panel workflow.
Side by side
Comparison recorded October 2026. Check the linked official pages for current plans and availability.
| Compared | Ploi | strackt |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Provisions, deploys and installs security updates; monitors on Pro and above |
Provisions, deploys, and manages continuously |
| Configuration drift | Not reconciled |
Recorded configuration reapplied during managed operations |
| Security updates | Automatic security updates from install; other package updates optional or scheduled; kernel updates and reboots are yours (docs) |
Security fixes rolled out within 24 hours; routine restarts in a maintenance window you pick, with notice; actively exploited flaws within 24 hours, on four hours notice (reboot policies); kernel and OS release upgrades done in place |
| Long-term maintenance | Yours; Ploi recommends a fresh server for an OS release upgrade (news) |
Continuous and in place: the operating system's own major releases, PHP major versions and the database engine |
| Disaster recovery | Rollback to a previous deployment; zero-downtime deploys and automatic database and file backups on Pro (€13/mo) and above |
Code and configuration rollback; available backups recover data |
| Built-in monitoring | Server monitoring on Pro (€13/mo) and above; site monitoring and status pages on Unlimited (€30/mo) |
Continuous health tracking + real-time notifications; no metrics dashboards or threshold alerts |
| Stack support today | PHP / Laravel and Node.js, a Docker server type, and 1-click WordPress, Statamic and Craft installs; Ubuntu and Debian |
Laravel, plus WordPress, plain PHP, Symfony, Node.js, Next.js and Nuxt in beta |
| Pricing | Free (1 server, 1 site, 5 deploys/month) / Basic €8 / Pro €13 / Unlimited €30 — all flat-rate per account, 5-day Pro trial, 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. Zero-downtime deploys and automatic backups start at Ploi Pro, which puts its column at €18.49. Re-verified 3 October 2026; prices unchanged.
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.