Beam
vs
Cloudways
What's good about each
- Pay-per-millisecond billing, only while code is running
- Sub-second cold starts from memory snapshots
- No egress or bandwidth fees on any plan
- Runs in your own AWS, GCP or Azure account
- Deploy to 65+ datacenter regions across multiple cloud providers
- Built-in cache, database, and CDN integration
- Offers free SSL, staging environments, and automated backups
- Flat-priced Node.js hosting with PostgreSQL on every plan
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Cloudways | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $14.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | |
| Medium VM | $289.08 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB disk · Billed per second while running | $99.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | 66% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | |
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | Included depending on plan | |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | 1-12 TB / mo | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) |
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
Beam offers 10 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Cloudways.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Beam | Cloudways |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | -- |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | www.cloudways.com |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 21, 2026, and for Cloudways on Oct. 2, 2026.