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Vimonto Deploy vs ServerPilot
ServerPilot keeps PHP and WordPress servers secure and up to date at any cloud provider, with Nginx in front of Apache so .htaccess files keep working, and billing per server and per app by the hour. Choose it if that simple hosting stack is all you need. Choose Vimonto Deploy if you want push-to-deploy from Git with zero downtime, database backups, teams, Laravel and JavaScript apps, and one price per organization from a tool made and hosted in the EU.
Vimonto Deploy and ServerPilot side by side
Pricing, servers and clouds, deploys, sites, databases and backups, monitoring, teams, automation and where each company is based, as each product publishes it.
| Feature | Vimonto Deploy | ServerPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free plan; Premium €15 per month per organization | Per server plus per app, billed by the hour: Economy $5 + $0.50, Business $10 + $1, First Class $20 + $2 per month |
| Free plan or trial | Free for 1 server and 3 sites; 7-day Premium trial without payment details | 14-day trial without a credit card |
| Servers in your own cloud account | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud providers | Hetzner Cloud, DigitalOcean, Vultr, Akamai, AWS, Google Cloud, any Ubuntu 24.04 VPS | Any provider: you create an Ubuntu 24.04 server and connect it; guides for DigitalOcean and Google Cloud |
| Create servers at the provider for you | Yes | Not listed |
| Import servers from ServerPilot in place | No | Not applicable |
| Push to deploy from GitHub, GitLab (incl. self-hosted), Bitbucket | Yes | Not built in; a guide shows deploying from GitHub Actions over SSH |
| Zero-downtime deploys with rollback | Yes | Not built in; the GitHub Actions guide uses atomic symlinks |
| Web server | Nginx | Nginx in front of Apache, so .htaccess files work |
| Frameworks and apps | Laravel, Symfony, Statamic, WordPress, PHP, Next.js, Nuxt, static HTML | PHP apps, with one-click WordPress |
| Separate system user per app | Optional, per site | Yes |
| Free Let's Encrypt certificates | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic DNS recordsAt Cloudflare and the supported cloud providers. | Yes | Not listed |
| Load balancing | Yes | Not listed |
| Databases | MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL | MySQL |
| Database backups to your own S3-compatible storage | Yes | Not built in; the docs point to your cloud provider's server backups |
| Server monitoring | On every plan, with alerts and heartbeats | Server and PHP metrics on Business; app and MySQL metrics on First Class |
| Site uptime checks | Every site, every 15 minutes | Not listed |
| Teams and roles | Yes | Not listed |
| Queue workers and cron jobs | Yes | Not listed |
| REST API and CLI | Yes | API; CLI not listed |
| Interface languages | English, Dutch, German, French, Italian | Not listed |
| Made and hosted in the EU | Yes | Less Bits, Inc., Bellingham, Washington, US; hosting location not listed |
Last checked: . Based on public information on the date shown. Products change; if something here is out of date, let us know.
Where Vimonto Deploy and ServerPilot differ
Hosting stack or deploy platform. ServerPilot sets up and secures a PHP hosting stack (Nginx, Apache, PHP-FPM and MySQL), keeps it updated and isolates every app under its own system user. It works at any cloud provider, and its Apache layer means WordPress and .htaccess rules work as usual. Vimonto Deploy also deploys your code: every push can build a new release that only goes live when it succeeded, with one-click rollback, queue workers, scheduled jobs and framework features such as Horizon and Reverb.
What is built in. Vimonto Deploy includes database backups to your own S3-compatible storage, server monitoring with alerts, uptime checks for every site, PostgreSQL, load balancing, teams with five roles and an audit log. ServerPilot's pricing page and documentation do not list these; its detailed metrics come with the Business and First Class plans.
How you pay. ServerPilot charges per server and per app, by the hour, which suits a few small servers. Vimonto Deploy charges per organization: free for 1 server and 3 sites, or Premium at €15 per month with unlimited servers and sites. See billing.
Where it comes from. ServerPilot is run by Less Bits, Inc. in Washington, US. Vimonto Deploy is made and hosted in the EU, with an interface in English, Dutch, German, French and Italian.
Information about ServerPilot was checked on 7 October 2026 from its public website and documentation, linked above. ServerPilot is a trademark of its owner; it is named here only to compare.
Moving over from ServerPilot
Vimonto Deploy cannot import ServerPilot servers. You move app by app to a fresh server, so you can test everything before visitors arrive.
Create a server at your cloud provider from Vimonto Deploy, or connect a clean Ubuntu 24.04 server of your own. For each app, create a site (from a Git repository, or a WordPress site), and import a dump of its database. The site runs on a free on-deploy.link address straight away, so you can check it. Then point your domain to the new server and request a free Let's Encrypt certificate. When everything runs, delete the old server.
- Vimonto Deploy runs Nginx without Apache: rewrite rules from
.htaccessfiles need to become Nginx rules or redirects. - Files that are not in Git (such as WordPress uploads) need to be copied over yourself, for example with
rsyncfrom the browser terminal.
Questions about Vimonto Deploy and ServerPilot
Is Vimonto Deploy an alternative to ServerPilot?
Yes, if you want more than a hosting stack. Both manage servers in your own cloud account. ServerPilot focuses on a secure PHP and WordPress stack with Apache for .htaccess support; Vimonto Deploy adds Git deploys with zero downtime, database backups, monitoring, teams and JavaScript apps.
Can I import my ServerPilot servers?
No. Imports in place are available from Laravel Forge and Ploi. From ServerPilot you move apps to a new server: create the sites, import the databases and switch DNS when they are ready.
Which is cheaper, Vimonto Deploy or ServerPilot?
For one small server with a few apps, ServerPilot's Economy plan ($5 per server plus $0.50 per app per month) can cost less. Vimonto Deploy is free for 1 server and 3 sites, and Premium costs €15 per month per organization for any number of servers and sites, with every feature.
Does Vimonto Deploy support .htaccess files?
No. Vimonto Deploy serves sites with Nginx only. Redirects and rewrite rules are set in the site's Nginx configuration or on its redirects page.
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- WordPressWordPress on your own server, with real cron, Redis object cache and hardening.
- DeploymentsZero-downtime releases, push to deploy, deploy URLs for CI and one-click rollbacks.
- PricingFree for one server and three sites; Premium per organization without limits.
Your next deploy could be live before your coffee is.
Create an organization, connect a server and push. That is all.