AWS
vs
Cloudways
AWS is a hyperscaler with a wide range of services. Cloudways offers a simplified managed hosting experience using AWS as an optional underlying infrastructure provider, abstracting its complexity.
What's good about each
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
- Deploy to 65+ datacenter regions across multiple cloud providers
- Built-in cache, database, and CDN integration
- Offers free SSL, staging environments, and automated backups
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Cloudways | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $11.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | 38% cheaper on AWS |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $88.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | 20% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | 32% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | Included depending on plan | |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 1-12 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | 4.5x more expensive on AWS |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
AWS offers 18 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Cloudways. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Cloudways | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
$1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
L40S
24 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
|
L4
30 configs
|
$0.37 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Cloudways |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | -- |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | www.cloudways.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 15, 2026, and for Cloudways on Sept. 15, 2026.