The Servebolt Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Servebolt in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Servebolt
The Insider’s Guide
Managed hosting for WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal and Laravel
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among web hosts, read from Servebolt’s own pages.
Made by Servebolt AS · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Servebolt’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Servebolt’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.6
GPA, above 5 of the 122 other web hosts we grade
Servebolt is a Norwegian-run managed hosting platform for WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal, Laravel, Magento 2 and other PHP platforms. Plans are priced by storage, dynamic requests and the number of live sites, with unmetered data transfer, free site migration and a free CDN on every plan.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Servebolt, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Managed hosting, so little server work, but sites still need setup and there is no store rating.
- 1
Best for managed hosting for high-traffic PHP sites
Servebolt is managed hosting for PHP platforms with a CDN and backups every four hours.
- 2
Paid plans start at $99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $99 per month and up (Pro).
- 3
You can try it first
Free trial offered on the Pro, Business and Scale plans; the page gives no length
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Managed hosting for PHP platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal, Laravel, Magento 2, PrestaShop, Craft CMS and TYPO3 are listed as supported platforms.
- 6
Free migration
The migration team moves a site at no cost, with an audit, a staging clone and a checked go-live.
- 7
Developer tooling
Every plan lists SSH, sFTP, WP-CLI, Drush, NPM, automated Git deployments and dev, stage and prod environments.
- 8
A 1.6 GPA, above 5 of 122
That is against the other web hosts we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Servebolt you would be making servers kept running, patched and backed up for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Servebolt at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $99 per month and up (Pro)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free trial offered on the Pro, Business and Scale plans; the page gives no length
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Servebolt AS
- Category
- Web Hosting
- Our grade
- 1.6 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for managed hosting for high-traffic PHP sites
Servebolt is managed hosting for PHP platforms with a CDN and backups every four hours. Plans start at $99 a month and are capped by dynamic requests and live sites.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Pro starts at $99 a month, well above the $35 start of the dearest tenth of web hosting. |
| Free plan and trial | D | A free trial is offered on the paid plans, but the page does not say how long it lasts. |
| Features | C | Managed PHP hosting, free migration, developer tooling, backups every four hours and a CDN. Caps on dynamic requests and sites limit the plans. |
| Ease of use | C | Managed hosting, so little server work, but sites still need setup and there is no store rating. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web dashboard with one integration listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Servebolt is for
- Fits if you run a busy PHP or WordPress site and want it managed
- Works for agencies that want developer tooling
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you run a small site, as the entry plan is $99 a month
- Watch out: plans cap dynamic requests, from 500,000 on Pro to 3,000,000 on Scale
- Skip it if you want clear billing, as the page does not say whether prices are monthly or annual
- Tight if you want the cheaper Cloudflare plans, which are a separate product
Good to know
Good for
- Agencies and stores that need dev, stage and prod environments
- WooCommerce sites with heavy uncached traffic
- Teams that want migration done by the host
Worth knowing
- The entry plan starts at $99 a month, well above typical shared hosting.
- Plans are capped by dynamic requests, from 500,000 on Pro to 3,000,000 on Scale, and by live sites.
- The pricing page shows only 'from' prices and a plan builder with NOK, USD and EUR; it does not state whether the prices are billed monthly or annually.
- Servebolt Cloudflare plans at $0, $30 and $279 a month are a separate product beside the hosting plans.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$99
A month to start
Servebolt is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99 per month and up (Pro).
A free trial is offered on the paid plans, but the page does not say how long it lasts.
Pro
$99
per month and up
10 GB storage, 500,000 dynamic requests, a 256 MB PHP memory limit and 5 live sites, with 10 guaranteed dynamic requests per second.
Business
$349
per month and up
40 GB storage, 1,000,000 dynamic requests, a 512 MB PHP memory limit and 25 live sites, with 20 guaranteed requests per second.
Scale
$699
per month and up
100 GB storage, 3,000,000 dynamic requests, a 768 MB PHP memory limit and 50 live sites, with 30 guaranteed requests per second.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom storage, requests and bandwidth, Cloudflare Business or Enterprise, custom security and a dedicated customer success manager, quoted on request.
Trying it first
Free trial offered on the Pro, Business and Scale plans; the page gives no length
Read from servebolt.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Managed hosting for WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal and Laravel. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, managed WordPress, page speed.
Managed PHP hosting, free migration, developer tooling, backups every four hours and a CDN.
- Managed hosting for PHP platforms
- WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal, Laravel, Magento 2, PrestaShop, Craft CMS and TYPO3 are listed as supported platforms.
- Free migration
- The migration team moves a site at no cost, with an audit, a staging clone and a checked go-live.
- Developer tooling
- Every plan lists SSH, sFTP, WP-CLI, Drush, NPM, automated Git deployments and dev, stage and prod environments.
- Backups every four hours
- Backups run every 4 hours and are kept for 30 days on all three listed plans.
- Included CDN
- Servebolt CDN is free on every plan, with 5, 10 or 20 CDN hostnames depending on the tier.
- Cloudflare hosting plans
- Separate Servebolt Cloudflare plans run from $0 to $279 a month and add onboarding and firewall management.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Cloudflare
Servebolt is made by Servebolt AS.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/122
Other web hosts it is graded above
Servebolt's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 5 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 23.
It stands best on ease of use (C, above 40 of 122) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 102 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 58 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Servebolt’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 122
- DFree plan and trialAbove 63 of 122
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122
- CEase of useAbove 40 of 122
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 122
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Servebolt is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Servebolt you would be making servers kept running, patched and backed up for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 94 of the 122 other web hosts grade higher. It costs $1,188 a year.
What you could not
- Servers kept running, patched and backed up for you.
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
- It plugs into other products, Cloudflare among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Servebolt’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Kinsta, WP Engine, Rocket.net, Pantheon and Raidboxes
The 5 tools Servebolt is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Kinsta
Free trial · from $30/mo
Managed WordPress hosting priced by sites, visits or bandwidth.
- Servebolt also covers page speed.
- Kinsta also covers malware protection.
- 1.6GPA
WP Engine
From $35/mo
Managed WordPress hosting sized by sites and monthly visits.
- Servebolt also covers page speed.
- 2.0GPA
Rocket.net
From $25/mo
Managed WordPress hosting served through Cloudflare Enterprise.
- Servebolt also covers page speed.
- Rocket.net also covers malware protection.
- 2.0GPA
Pantheon
Free plan · from $42/mo
Managed WordPress, Drupal and Next.js hosting for teams.
- Pantheon has a free plan. Servebolt does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.0GPA
Raidboxes
Free trial · from €18/mo
Managed WordPress hosting from Germany for sites and agencies.
- Servebolt also covers page speed.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Servebolt free?
No, Servebolt is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial offered on the Pro, Business and Scale plans; the page gives no length.
How much does Servebolt cost?
Servebolt lists 4 plans. Pro: $99 per month and up.
What platforms does Servebolt work on?
Servebolt is available on Web.
Does Servebolt have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Servebolt is listed for Web.
Does Servebolt have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Servebolt is listed for Web.
Is Servebolt open source?
Servebolt is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Servebolt have an API?
Yes. Servebolt offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Servebolt integrate with?
Servebolt's listing names Cloudflare. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Servebolt?
Servebolt is made by Servebolt AS.
What are the alternatives to Servebolt?
The closest alternatives to Servebolt in our directory are Kinsta, WP Engine, Rocket.net, Pantheon and Raidboxes.
How does Servebolt compare with other web hosts?
Servebolt's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 5 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 23.
Is Servebolt good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Servebolt D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 102 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Servebolt?
To replace Servebolt you would be making servers kept running, patched and backed up for you.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Servebolt’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Servebolt's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Servebolt AS. Prices change, so check servebolt.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Servebolt, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/servebolt
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Servebolt’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Servebolt is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Servebolt AS. Prices and plans change: check servebolt.com before you buy.