diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DigitalOceanController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DigitalOceanController.php
index 5bd9d2392e..249f34f04c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DigitalOceanController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DigitalOceanController.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use App\Services\DigitalOceanService;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use OpenApi\Attributes as OA;
 
 class DigitalOceanController extends Controller
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ class DigitalOceanController extends Controller
             $dropletId = (int) $droplet['id'];
 
             $server = DB::transaction(function () use ($normalizedServerName, $teamId, $privateKey, $token, $dropletId, $droplet): Server {
-                $server = Server::create([
+                $server = Team::createServerWithinLimit($teamId, [
                     'name' => $normalizedServerName,
                     'ip' => Server::PLACEHOLDER_IP,
                     'user' => 'root',
@@ -366,6 +367,13 @@ class DigitalOceanController extends Controller
                 'digitalocean_droplet_id' => $dropletId,
                 'ip' => $server->ip,
             ])->setStatusCode(201);
+        } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+            if (! isset($e->errors()['server'])) {
+                throw $e;
+            }
+            $this->deleteUntrackedDroplet($digitalOceanService, $dropletId, $server);
+
+            return response()->json(['message' => 'Server limit reached for your subscription.'], 400);
         } catch (RateLimitException $e) {
             $this->deleteUntrackedDroplet($digitalOceanService, $dropletId, $server);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/HetznerController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/HetznerController.php
index 4cadc0eb64..7c2cbd8ace 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/HetznerController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/HetznerController.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use App\Rules\ValidHostname;
 use App\Services\HetznerService;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use OpenApi\Attributes as OA;
 
 class HetznerController extends Controller
@@ -939,7 +940,7 @@ class HetznerController extends Controller
             }
 
             // Create server in Coolify database
-            $server = Server::create([
+            $server = Team::createServerWithinLimit($teamId, [
                 'name' => $normalizedServerName,
                 'ip' => $ipAddress,
                 'user' => 'root',
@@ -980,6 +981,19 @@ class HetznerController extends Controller
                 'hetzner_server_id' => $hetznerServer['id'],
                 'ip' => $ipAddress,
             ])->setStatusCode(201);
+        } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+            if (! isset($e->errors()['server'])) {
+                throw $e;
+            }
+            if (isset($hetznerService, $hetznerServer['id'])) {
+                try {
+                    $hetznerService->deleteServer((int) $hetznerServer['id']);
+                } catch (\Throwable $cleanupError) {
+                    report($cleanupError);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return response()->json(['message' => 'Server limit reached for your subscription.'], 400);
         } catch (RateLimitException $e) {
             $response = response()->json(['message' => $e->getMessage()], 429);
             if ($e->retryAfter !== null) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ServersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ServersController.php
index 7f6b94c80a..67f9c6932f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ServersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ServersController.php
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ use App\Models\Application;
 use App\Models\PrivateKey;
 use App\Models\Project;
 use App\Models\Server as ModelsServer;
+use App\Models\Team;
 use App\Rules\ValidServerIp;
 use App\Support\ValidationPatterns;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use OpenApi\Attributes as OA;
 use Stringable;
 
@@ -563,15 +565,19 @@ class ServersController extends Controller
 
         $proxyType = $request->proxy_type ? str($request->proxy_type)->upper() : ProxyTypes::TRAEFIK->value;
 
-        $server = ModelsServer::create([
-            'name' => $request->name,
-            'description' => $request->description,
-            'ip' => $request->ip,
-            'port' => $request->port,
-            'user' => $request->user,
-            'private_key_id' => $privateKey->id,
-            'team_id' => $teamId,
-        ]);
+        try {
+            $server = Team::createServerWithinLimit($teamId, [
+                'name' => $request->name,
+                'description' => $request->description,
+                'ip' => $request->ip,
+                'port' => $request->port,
+                'user' => $request->user,
+                'private_key_id' => $privateKey->id,
+                'team_id' => $teamId,
+            ]);
+        } catch (ValidationException) {
+            return response()->json(['message' => 'Server limit reached for your subscription.'], 400);
+        }
         $server->proxy->set('type', $proxyType);
         $server->proxy->set('status', ProxyStatus::EXITED->value);
         $server->save();
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/VultrController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/VultrController.php
index 51fad6a0bb..879e887517 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/VultrController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/VultrController.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use App\Services\VultrService;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use OpenApi\Attributes as OA;
 
 class VultrController extends Controller
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ class VultrController extends Controller
             $ipAddress = $vultrService->getPublicIp($vultrInstance, $request->disable_public_ipv4, $request->enable_ipv6) ?? Server::PLACEHOLDER_IP;
 
             $server = DB::transaction(function () use ($normalizedServerName, $ipAddress, $teamId, $privateKey, $token, $vultrInstanceId, $vultrInstance): Server {
-                $server = Server::create([
+                $server = Team::createServerWithinLimit($teamId, [
                     'name' => $normalizedServerName,
                     'ip' => $ipAddress,
                     'user' => 'root',
@@ -375,6 +376,13 @@ class VultrController extends Controller
                 'vultr_instance_id' => $vultrInstanceId,
                 'ip' => $server->ip,
             ])->setStatusCode(201);
+        } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+            if (! isset($e->errors()['server'])) {
+                throw $e;
+            }
+            $this->deleteUntrackedInstance($vultrService, $vultrInstanceId, $server);
+
+            return response()->json(['message' => 'Server limit reached for your subscription.'], 400);
         } catch (RateLimitException $e) {
             $this->deleteUntrackedInstance($vultrService, $vultrInstanceId, $server);
 
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Boarding/Index.php b/app/Livewire/Boarding/Index.php
index 7e8a68dfca..4ea36b9b58 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Boarding/Index.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Boarding/Index.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use App\Services\ConfigurationRepository;
 use App\Support\ValidationPatterns;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Url;
 use Livewire\Component;
 
@@ -317,15 +318,19 @@ class Index extends Component
         $this->createdPrivateKey = PrivateKey::ownedByCurrentTeam()->findOrFail($privateKeyId);
         $this->authorize('view', $this->createdPrivateKey);
 
-        $this->createdServer = Server::create([
-            'name' => $this->remoteServerName,
-            'ip' => $this->remoteServerHost,
-            'port' => $this->remoteServerPort,
-            'user' => $this->remoteServerUser,
-            'description' => $this->remoteServerDescription,
-            'private_key_id' => $this->createdPrivateKey->id,
-            'team_id' => currentTeam()->id,
-        ]);
+        try {
+            $this->createdServer = Team::createServerWithinLimit(currentTeam()->id, [
+                'name' => $this->remoteServerName,
+                'ip' => $this->remoteServerHost,
+                'port' => $this->remoteServerPort,
+                'user' => $this->remoteServerUser,
+                'description' => $this->remoteServerDescription,
+                'private_key_id' => $this->createdPrivateKey->id,
+                'team_id' => currentTeam()->id,
+            ]);
+        } catch (ValidationException) {
+            return $this->dispatch('error', 'You have reached the server limit for your subscription.');
+        }
         $this->createdServer->settings->is_cloudflare_tunnel = $this->isCloudflareTunnel;
         $this->createdServer->settings->save();
         $this->selectedExistingServer = $this->createdServer->id;
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByDigitalOcean.php b/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByDigitalOcean.php
index cf27f0f081..d05532776e 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByDigitalOcean.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByDigitalOcean.php
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ class ByDigitalOcean extends Component
             // Persist the server immediately so the droplet is always tracked
             // in Coolify, even if waiting for the public IP fails below.
             $server = DB::transaction(function () use ($dropletId, $droplet): Server {
-                $server = Server::create([
+                $server = Team::createServerWithinLimit(currentTeam()->id, [
                     'name' => strtolower(trim($this->server_name)),
                     'ip' => Server::PLACEHOLDER_IP,
                     'user' => 'root',
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByHetzner.php b/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByHetzner.php
index 1059c67136..3d704a88e9 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByHetzner.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByHetzner.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
 use Illuminate\Http\Client\RequestException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Locked;
 use Livewire\Component;
 
@@ -720,7 +721,7 @@ class ByHetzner extends Component
             // Create server in Coolify database immediately so the Hetzner
             // server is always tracked, even when no IP is assigned yet —
             // the server page polling backfills the placeholder IP later.
-            $server = Server::create([
+            $server = Team::createServerWithinLimit(currentTeam()->id, [
                 'name' => $this->server_name,
                 'ip' => $ipAddress ?? Server::PLACEHOLDER_IP,
                 'user' => 'root',
@@ -755,6 +756,19 @@ class ByHetzner extends Component
             }
 
             return redirectRoute($this, 'server.show', [$server->uuid]);
+        } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+            if (! isset($e->errors()['server'])) {
+                throw $e;
+            }
+            if (isset($hetznerService, $hetznerServer['id'])) {
+                try {
+                    $hetznerService->deleteServer((int) $hetznerServer['id']);
+                } catch (\Throwable $cleanupError) {
+                    report($cleanupError);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return $this->dispatch('error', 'You have reached the server limit for your subscription.');
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             return handleError($e, $this);
         }
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByIp.php b/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByIp.php
index 1c92078f27..1d1c0d1b8a 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByIp.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByIp.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class ByIp extends Component
             if ($this->server_role === ServerRole::BUILD->value) {
                 data_forget($payload, 'proxy');
             }
-            $server = Server::create($payload);
+            $server = Team::createServerWithinLimit(currentTeam()->id, $payload);
             $server->proxy->set('status', 'exited');
             $server->proxy->set('type', ProxyTypes::TRAEFIK->value);
             $server->save();
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByVultr.php b/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByVultr.php
index 4246d5836c..3a6ce532df 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByVultr.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Server/New/ByVultr.php
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ class ByVultr extends Component
             $ipAddress = $vultrService->getPublicIp($vultrInstance, $this->disable_public_ipv4, $this->enable_ipv6) ?? Server::PLACEHOLDER_IP;
 
             $server = DB::transaction(function () use ($ipAddress, $vultrInstanceId, $vultrInstance): Server {
-                $server = Server::create([
+                $server = Team::createServerWithinLimit(currentTeam()->id, [
                     'name' => strtolower(trim($this->server_name)),
                     'ip' => $ipAddress,
                     'user' => 'root',
diff --git a/app/Models/Team.php b/app/Models/Team.php
index b8c22cfb2e..6ce1c1d3c1 100644
--- a/app/Models/Team.php
+++ b/app/Models/Team.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Casts\Attribute;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use OpenApi\Attributes as OA;
 
 #[OA\Schema(
@@ -125,11 +127,29 @@ class Team extends Model implements SendsDiscord, SendsEmail, SendsPushover, Sen
             return true;
         }
         $serverLimit = Team::serverLimit($team);
-        $servers = $team->servers->count();
+        $servers = $team->servers()->count();
 
         return $servers >= $serverLimit;
     }
 
+    public static function createServerWithinLimit(int $teamId, array $attributes): Server
+    {
+        return DB::transaction(function () use ($teamId, $attributes): Server {
+            self::ensureServerCapacity($teamId);
+
+            return Server::create($attributes);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /** Call within a transaction so the team lock lasts through the server insert. */
+    public static function ensureServerCapacity(int $teamId): void
+    {
+        $team = self::query()->lockForUpdate()->findOrFail($teamId);
+        if (self::serverLimitReached($team)) {
+            throw ValidationException::withMessages(['server' => 'Server limit reached for your subscription.']);
+        }
+    }
+
     public function subscriptionPastOverDue()
     {
         if (isCloud()) {
diff --git a/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php b/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php
index 371844bcf9..995555954b 100644
--- a/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php
+++ b/app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferImporter.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use App\Models\StandalonePostgresql;
 use App\Models\StandaloneRedis;
 use App\Models\SwarmDocker;
 use App\Models\Tag;
+use App\Models\Team;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
@@ -208,6 +209,8 @@ class ServerTransferImporter
         }
 
         $result = DB::transaction(function () use ($bundle, $teamId, $preserveUuids, $adoptMode, $warnings, &$created) {
+            Team::ensureServerCapacity($teamId);
+
             $this->privateKeyMap = [];
             $this->githubAppMap = [];
             $this->gitlabAppMap = [];
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/ServerTransferApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/ServerTransferApiTest.php
index 7d4720a302..6efaf3a038 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/ServerTransferApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/ServerTransferApiTest.php
@@ -233,6 +233,29 @@ describe('POST /api/v1/servers/import', function () {
             ->assertStatus(422)
             ->assertJsonPath('message', fn ($m) => str_contains($m, 'already exists') || str_contains(json_encode($m), 'already exists') || true);
     });
+
+    test('rejects import when the destination team is at its cloud server limit', function () {
+        config()->set('constants.coolify.self_hosted', false);
+        $this->team->update(['custom_server_limit' => 1]);
+
+        $export = $this->withHeaders(transferHeaders($this->sensitiveToken))
+            ->getJson("/api/v1/servers/{$this->server->uuid}/export")
+            ->json();
+
+        $this->server->forceDelete();
+        Server::factory()->create([
+            'team_id' => $this->team->id,
+            'private_key_id' => $this->privateKey->id,
+            'ip' => '10.66.0.21',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->withHeaders(transferHeaders($this->sensitiveToken))
+            ->postJson('/api/v1/servers/import', ['bundle' => $export, 'claim' => false])
+            ->assertStatus(422)
+            ->assertJsonPath('errors.server.0', 'Server limit reached for your subscription.');
+
+        expect(Server::where('team_id', $this->team->id)->count())->toBe(1);
+    });
 });
 
 describe('POST /api/v1/servers/{uuid}/claim', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ServerCreationLimitTest.php b/tests/Feature/ServerCreationLimitTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..964905306a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/ServerCreationLimitTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Livewire\Boarding\Index as BoardingIndex;
+use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
+use App\Models\PrivateKey;
+use App\Models\Server;
+use App\Models\Team;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Livewire\Livewire;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    config()->set('constants.coolify.self_hosted', false);
+    InstanceSettings::forceCreate(['id' => 0, 'is_api_enabled' => true]);
+
+    $this->team = Team::factory()->create(['custom_server_limit' => 1]);
+    $this->user = User::factory()->create();
+    $this->team->members()->attach($this->user->id, ['role' => 'owner']);
+    session(['currentTeam' => $this->team]);
+
+    $this->privateKey = PrivateKey::factory()->create(['team_id' => $this->team->id]);
+    $this->token = $this->user->createToken('write', ['write']);
+    $this->token->accessToken->forceFill(['team_id' => $this->team->id])->save();
+});
+
+it('rejects an API server when the cloud team is at its limit', function () {
+    Server::factory()->create(['team_id' => $this->team->id, 'private_key_id' => $this->privateKey->id]);
+
+    $this->withToken($this->token->plainTextToken)->postJson('/api/v1/servers', [
+        'name' => 'Over limit',
+        'ip' => '192.0.2.100',
+        'private_key_uuid' => $this->privateKey->uuid,
+    ])->assertStatus(400)->assertJsonPath('message', 'Server limit reached for your subscription.');
+
+    expect(Server::where('team_id', $this->team->id)->count())->toBe(1);
+});
+
+it('allows an API server while the cloud team has capacity', function () {
+    $this->withToken($this->token->plainTextToken)->postJson('/api/v1/servers', [
+        'name' => 'Within limit',
+        'ip' => '192.0.2.104',
+        'private_key_uuid' => $this->privateKey->uuid,
+    ])->assertCreated();
+
+    expect(Server::where('team_id', $this->team->id)->count())->toBe(1);
+});
+
+it('rejects an onboarding server when the cloud team is at its limit', function () {
+    Server::factory()->create(['team_id' => $this->team->id, 'private_key_id' => $this->privateKey->id]);
+
+    Livewire::actingAs($this->user)->test(BoardingIndex::class)
+        ->set('remoteServerName', 'Over limit')
+        ->set('remoteServerHost', '192.0.2.101')
+        ->set('remoteServerPort', 22)
+        ->set('remoteServerUser', 'root')
+        ->set('privateKey', $this->privateKey->private_key)
+        ->set('selectedExistingPrivateKey', $this->privateKey->id)
+        ->call('saveServer')
+        ->assertDispatched('error');
+
+    expect(Server::where('team_id', $this->team->id)->count())->toBe(1);
+});
+
+it('does not apply the cloud limit to self-hosted teams', function () {
+    config()->set('constants.coolify.self_hosted', true);
+    Server::factory()->create(['team_id' => $this->team->id, 'private_key_id' => $this->privateKey->id]);
+
+    $this->withToken($this->token->plainTextToken)->postJson('/api/v1/servers', [
+        'name' => 'Self-hosted server',
+        'ip' => '192.0.2.102',
+        'private_key_uuid' => $this->privateKey->uuid,
+    ])->assertCreated();
+
+    expect(Server::where('team_id', $this->team->id)->count())->toBe(2);
+});
+
+it('does not let a team member create a server through the API', function () {
+    $member = User::factory()->create();
+    $this->team->members()->attach($member->id, ['role' => 'member']);
+    $token = $member->createToken('write', ['write']);
+    $token->accessToken->forceFill(['team_id' => $this->team->id])->save();
+
+    $this->withToken($token->plainTextToken)->postJson('/api/v1/servers', [
+        'name' => 'Member server',
+        'ip' => '192.0.2.103',
+        'private_key_uuid' => $this->privateKey->uuid,
+    ])->assertForbidden();
+
+    expect(Server::where('team_id', $this->team->id)->count())->toBe(0);
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/TeamServerLimitTest.php b/tests/Feature/TeamServerLimitTest.php
index 11d7f09d12..3fe5229e80 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/TeamServerLimitTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/TeamServerLimitTest.php
@@ -51,3 +51,13 @@ it('returns true for serverLimitReached when team has servers at limit', functio
 
     expect($result)->toBeTrue();
 });
+
+it('checks the current server count even when the relation was loaded earlier', function () {
+    config()->set('constants.coolify.self_hosted', false);
+
+    $team = Team::factory()->create(['custom_server_limit' => 1]);
+    $team->load('servers');
+    Server::factory()->create(['team_id' => $team->id]);
+
+    expect(Team::serverLimitReached($team))->toBeTrue();
+});