# ServerPilot review (2026): is it worth paying for? > Control panel for PHP and WordPress servers at any cloud provider Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. ServerPilot is a server management service for PHP and WordPress apps. You connect a server from any provider where you have root access, and it configures Nginx and Apache, SSL, a firewall and automatic updates. Billing is hourly, per server plus per app, with no subscription. - **Category:** Web Hosting - **Made by:** ServerPilot - **Website:** https://serverpilot.io - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if your apps run Node.js, Python or anything outside PHP and static sites. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, ServerPilot is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $5 per server + $0.50 per app per month, billed hourly. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 14-day free trial, no credit card required; it covers basic functionality until a card or PayPal is added. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Economy | $5 per server / month, plus $0.50 per app, billed hourly | Server management, free SSL, firewall, one-click WordPress and email support, without monitoring or priority support. | | Business | $10 per server / month, plus $1 per app, billed hourly | Adds a log viewer, server resource metrics and priority support. | | First Class | $20 per server / month, plus $2 per app, billed hourly | Adds app request metrics and MySQL metrics, with high priority support. | Read from https://serverpilot.io/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ServerPilot before buying. ## Key features - **Any server provider:** Servers from any provider can be managed as long as you have root access, and the vendor says you keep ownership of them. - **Apps and WordPress:** Apps are PHP applications such as WordPress and Laravel, or static sites, isolated from one another, with a one-click WordPress installer and multiple PHP versions. - **Server stack:** Nginx fronts Apache, with HTTP/3, a default firewall, automated updates and Let's Encrypt SSL certificates. - **Monitoring:** Business adds a log viewer and server resource metrics; First Class adds app request and MySQL health metrics. - **Migrations:** Sites and databases can be transferred between servers. - **Hourly billing:** Server and app charges accrue by the hour and are billed after each month ends, and a server's plan can be changed at any time. ## Good for - Developers and agencies hosting several WordPress or Laravel sites on one VPS - Anyone who wants server management without a monthly subscription - Teams that want to choose their own cloud provider ## Worth knowing - Servers are not included; the cloud provider bills them separately. - Apps are PHP applications or static sites, so other runtimes are outside what the pricing page defines as an app. - Log viewer and resource metrics need Business at $10 a server, and MySQL metrics need First Class. - The 14-day trial covers basic functionality; paid features start once a card or PayPal is added. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. ServerPilot sets up Nginx, Apache, SSL and a firewall on a server you rent elsewhere, billed hourly with no subscription. It is limited to PHP apps and static sites, and the log viewer and metrics only come with the dearer plans. - **Value for money: C.** $5 a server plus $0.50 an app each month, so one server with one app is $5.50, level with the $5.00 cheaper-quarter line. The cloud server is billed separately. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 14-day trial with no card, covering basic functionality only. After that a card or PayPal is needed. - **Features: C.** Server setup, free SSL, a firewall and one-click WordPress. Apps are PHP or static sites only, and the log viewer and metrics start at Business, with MySQL metrics at First Class. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You connect your own server with root access and add apps to it. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with a short list of integrations: WordPress, Laravel, Nginx, Apache and Let's Encrypt. It works with servers from any provider. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ServerPilot's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among web hosts - ServerPilot's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 49 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24. - Its paid plans start at $0.50 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 0 of the 107 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/web-hosting ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nothing ServerPilot does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company. It costs $6 a year. - You could not: Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule. - You could not: Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services. - You could not: It plugs into other products, WordPress, Laravel and Nginx among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with WordPress, Laravel, Nginx, Apache, Let's Encrypt **Tags:** Page speed, Dashboards ## Alternatives - [RunCloud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/runcloud): Web server control panel for PHP sites on your own cloud servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/runcloud-vs-serverpilot) - [Cleavr](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleavr): Server and deployment manager for PHP and Node.js apps on your own VPS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleavr-vs-serverpilot) - [Ploi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ploi): Server and site management panel for PHP and Laravel apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ploi-vs-serverpilot) - [SpinupWP](https://toolgpa.com/tools/spinupwp): WordPress server management for servers you rent yourself. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/serverpilot-vs-spinupwp) - [Laravel Forge](https://toolgpa.com/tools/laravel-forge): Server management and deploys for Laravel, PHP and Node apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/laravel-forge-vs-serverpilot) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://serverpilot.io/pricing/ - https://serverpilot.io Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/serverpilot Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).