Cloudways 🇺🇸
Managed hosting on top of other cloud providers
Cloudways (a DigitalOcean company) offers managed hosting for PHP applications like WordPress, Magento, and Laravel. It runs on top of the cloud of your choice such as DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, and Google Cloud.
It stands out by offering caching, CDN, firewall, and monitoring under a single roof. Their focus is on simplifying the effort to deploy and scale web applications.
Example customers include Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko. More here.
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What's good about 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
Cloudways pricing examples
Cloudways has two pricing models:
- Flexible: Pay-as-you-go based on the underlying infrastructure provider (DigitalOcean, AWS, GCP) and server size selected.
- Autonomous: Tiered monthly plans based on features and usage. Overage charges apply for exceeding plan limits.
Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| VM Small | $11.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) |
| VM Medium | $88.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) |
| VM Large | $149.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) |
| Managed Redis®* | Included depending on plan |
| Free egress allowance | 1 TB - 12 TB / mo included depending on plan |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $20.00 $0.02 / GB (DO provider) |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing. You can find Cloudways's latest pricing here.
Which services does Cloudways offer
Alternatives to Cloudways
Amazon Web Services🇺🇸
AWS is more suitable if you're looking for a wide range of cloud services and feel comfortable configuring infrastructure directly.
DigitalOcean🇺🇸
Opt for DigitalOcean if you need unmanaged servers (Droplets) or prefer direct infrastructure control over Cloudways managed hosting approach.
Sevalla🇺🇸
Check out Sevalla if you're looking for a PaaS experience to deploy web apps, databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis), and static sites.
Linode🇺🇸
Cloudways offers a managed experience on top of providers like Linode, but using Linode directly gives more control and potentially lower costs.
Our data for Cloudways was last updated on May 5, 2025.