Deployer vs DeployHQ

Deployer is a PHP deployment tool for sending applications to servers. It switches releases through atomic symlinks, so a deployment does not expose an incomplete state, and a failed release can be reverted with one command. The command line can list releases and return to the latest good release. Tasks run concurrently across selected hosts by default, with an option to limit concurrency. Projects describe hosts and tasks in deploy.php or deploy.yaml files and may add custom build tasks. Recipes cover Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, Drupal, Magento, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Yii, Contao, Shopware, TYPO3, and Sulu. Deployer connects over SSH, can open an interactive SSH session, and includes a recipe for provisioning Ubuntu with firewall, PHP, database, and HTTPS configuration. Installation is available through Composer, Phive, a PHAR bundle, or Docker. CI/CD guidance covers GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and Bitbucket Pipelines. It is free and open source, with Linux, macOS, API, and self-hosted options.

DeployHQ automates deployments from Git, Mercurial, and SVN repositories to servers. Deployments can begin after a repository push, and build pipelines support custom commands and environment variables. It can connect to servers over FTP, SFTP, or SSH, as well as deploy to targets including Amazon S3, Shopify, DigitalOcean, Heroku, Netlify, Docker, and custom actions. Deployments can run across multiple servers with zero downtime, with one-click rollback to a previous deployment. Other listed tools include build caching, scheduled deployments, deployment checks, templates, team permissions, SSO, and an audit log. DeployHQ AI can generate deployment overviews, analyze logs, and flag potential issues. The service supports web and API access, and names Slack, Sentry, Bugsnag, GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket among its supported tools and repositories. The Free plan costs nothing and allows one project, five servers, one concurrent deployment, 30 build minutes, one user, and three deployments per day. Paid plans start at £9 a month billed once yearly, and a 10-day trial is available.