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Civo vs Cloudways

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What's good about...

Civo logo Civo

  • Kubernetes clusters deploy in under 90 seconds
  • Simple CLI and API with straightforward tooling
  • Transparent, predictable pricing with no hidden fees
  • GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA B200 for AI training and inference
  • UK-headquartered with data residency options
  • LLM inference with pay-per-token access to open-source models (GPT-OSS-120b, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi-K25) with up to 500k context windows

Cloudways logo Cloudways

  • 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

How do Civo's prices compare against Cloudways?

VM Small

Civo Civo
$5.43 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Cloudways Cloudways
$11.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB)

VM Medium

Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Cloudways Cloudways
$88.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB)

VM Large

Civo Civo
$86.91 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Cloudways Cloudways
$149.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB)

Block Storage

Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Cloudways Cloudways
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Object Storage

Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer
Cloudways Cloudways
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Load Balancer

Civo Civo
$10.86 / mo Single node
Cloudways Cloudways
--

Managed PostgreSQL

Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
Cloudways Cloudways
--

Managed Redis®*

Civo Civo
$20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Cloudways Cloudways
Included depending on plan

Free egress allowance

Civo Civo
--
Cloudways Cloudways
1-12 TB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Civo Civo
Free and unlimited
Cloudways Cloudways
$20.00 $0.02 / GB (DO provider)

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Civo Civo
On-DemandReserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (36mo)
Cloudways Cloudways
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Available Models

Civo offers 6 GPU models.

Civo Civo
H100(10) H200(10) A100(40) L40S(20) B200(3) B300(4)
Cloudways Cloudways
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Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Civo and Cloudways offer:

Service Civo Cloudways
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Civo Civo
civo.com
Cloudways Cloudways
www.cloudways.com
Headquarters
Civo Civo
United Kingdom GB flag
Cloudways Cloudways
United States of America US flag
Founded
Civo Civo
2015
Cloudways Cloudways
2012
Data Center Locations
Civo Civo
5
Cloudways Cloudways
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Example Customers
Civo Civo
Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Cloudways Cloudways
Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko

Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Civo was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Cloudways on Feb. 12, 2026.