XenoDeploy
XenoDeploy compared
XenoDeploy next to Laravel Envoyer, DeployHQ, Deployer and Transmit, feature by feature.
Deploying PHP sites, side by side
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XenoDeploy
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Envoyer Subscription | DeployHQ Free plan and subscription | Deployer Free, command line | Transmit Paid | |
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| Before the deploy | |||||
| A plan before every deployThe commit, changed files, hooks and migrations | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: No | DeployHQ: Partly changed files, not commands | Deployer: Partly the order of tasks | Transmit: Partly files only, with Simulate |
| Stops if files on the server changedInstead of overwriting them | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: No | DeployHQ: Partly a check you write yourself | Deployer: No | Transmit: No |
| Builds from a clean copy of the commit | XenoDeploy: Yes on your Mac | Envoyer: Yes on your server | DeployHQ: Yes on their servers | Deployer: Yes on your server | Transmit: No uploads the folder as it is |
| Going live | |||||
| Atomic releasesSwitched live in one step | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: Yes | DeployHQ: Yes SSH servers | Deployer: Yes | Transmit: No |
| One-click rollback | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: Yes | DeployHQ: Yes | Deployer: Yes one command | Transmit: No |
| Checks the site as it goes live | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: Partly after the switch, no rollback | DeployHQ: Partly in beta, no rollback | Deployer: No write your own | Transmit: No |
| Uploads only what changed | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: No the whole project each time | DeployHQ: Yes | Deployer: Partly with the rsync recipe | Transmit: Yes |
| Keeps going if your connection drops | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: Yes hosted | DeployHQ: Yes hosted | Deployer: No | Transmit: No |
| Your servers | |||||
| Works on shared hostingAny host with SSH and PHP | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: Partly Ubuntu and FreeBSD servers | DeployHQ: Yes FTP too | Deployer: Partly needs SSH and git | Transmit: Yes |
| Nothing to install on the server | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: Yes | DeployHQ: Yes | Deployer: Partly git on the server | Transmit: Yes |
| Presets for Laravel, Statamic and WordPress | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: Partly Laravel | DeployHQ: Partly Laravel and WordPress | Deployer: Yes | Transmit: No |
| Your own SSH, no service holding your keys | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: No Envoyer holds a key | DeployHQ: No DeployHQ holds a key | Deployer: Yes | Transmit: Yes |
| Tools | |||||
| No account needed | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: No | DeployHQ: No | Deployer: Yes | Transmit: Yes |
| No telemetryNo usage analytics sent to the vendor | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: No collects usage data | DeployHQ: Yes analytics on public pages only | Deployer: No on unless you set DO_NOT_TRACK | Transmit: No on unless you turn it off |
| Command line with JSON output | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: Partly API only | DeployHQ: Yes | Deployer: Partly no JSON for deploys | Transmit: No |
| Native Mac app | XenoDeploy: Yes | Envoyer: No web dashboard | DeployHQ: No web dashboard | Deployer: No command line | Transmit: Yes |
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Checked October 10, 2026 against each app’s own website and documentation. Sources: Envoyer docs, Envoyer hooks, DeployHQ features, DeployHQ support, Deployer docs, Deployer recipes, Transmit, Transmit sync. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
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