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At a glance
- Small VM
- $14 /mo
- 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB)
- Egress
- $20 /TB
- 1-12 TB / mo
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
- Flat-priced Node.js hosting with PostgreSQL on every plan
Pricing & billing
Cloudways has three 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.
- Velocity: Flat monthly plans for Node.js apps, sized by server. CDN bandwidth beyond the plan allowance is billed per GB.
| Price point | Configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|
| Small VM 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $14.00 /mo |
| Medium VM 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $99.00 /mo |
| Large VM 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $149.00 /mo |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | |
| Egress $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | $20.00 /TB |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
About Cloudways
Cloudways (a DigitalOcean company) offers managed hosting for PHP applications like WordPress, Magento, and Laravel, and for Node.js apps through Velocity. Its PHP hosting runs on top of the cloud of your choice such as DigitalOcean, Vultr, Akamai Cloud, 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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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026.