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Comparing Hanoo
and Ploi.
Ploi and Hanoo both manage your own servers for PHP and Laravel, and both have a free plan. Here is how the plans line up and what is different about Hanoo.
What is different about Hanoo
More on the free plan
Hanoo’s free plan includes one server and eight applications, with unlimited Git deploys, domains and HTTPS, databases, cron jobs and workers.
Zero-downtime on every plan
Every Hanoo deploy is built in its own release folder and switched atomically, with an automatic health check and rollback — free plan included.
An agent that dials out
Servers connect with one command; the agent connects out over mutually authenticated TLS, so no management port is opened on the server.
Typed operations, audited
No remote shell. Every change is a signed, typed operation with progress, output and the person — or AI assistant token — that asked for it.
AI native
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code to Hanoo’s built-in MCP server to inspect servers, deploy and roll back.
Lower paid prices
Paid plans start at $4 a month for three servers, and the top plan is $15 for unlimited servers.
Plans compared
| Hanoo | Ploi | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1 server, 8 applications, unlimited deploys | 1 server, 1 site, 5 deployments a month |
| Entry paid plan | $4 — 3 servers, 50 applications | $10 (Basic) — 5 servers, unlimited sites |
| Mid plan | $8 — 10 servers, unlimited applications | $16 (Pro) — 10 servers |
| Top listed plan | $15 — unlimited servers | $36 (Unlimited) — unlimited servers |
| Zero-downtime deploys | All plans | Pro and Unlimited |
Prices in US dollars per month, billed monthly, excluding tax — read from each vendor’s public pricing page on 31 October 2026. Plans change; check the source before deciding. Sources: Ploi pricing, Hanoo pricing.
Questions
When is Ploi the better choice?
Ploi has been around longer and lists features Hanoo does not yet offer, such as status pages and site monitoring on its Unlimited plan. If you need those today, look at Ploi.
Can I switch from Ploi to Hanoo?
Yes. Connect a clean Ubuntu server, create your applications from the same repositories, deploy, then move your domains over.
Connect your first server
in minutes.
Start on the free plan with a server you already have. No card, no lock-in, no surprises.
- Free plan
- No card required
- Full root access
- Leave any time — apps keep running