Cloudways
vs
Crusoe
What's good about each
- Deploy to 65+ datacenter regions across multiple cloud providers
- Built-in cache, database, and CDN integration
- Offers free SSL, staging environments, and automated backups
- Offers both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs including H200, H100, and MI300X
- Focus on reliable infrastructure for enterprise workloads
- 450,000+ GPU datacenter with sustainable energy sourcing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Crusoe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $88.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | -- Not listed |
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
Crusoe offers 5 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Cloudways. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cloudways | Crusoe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Crusoe only |
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-- | $4.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | Crusoe only |
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-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Crusoe only |
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-- | $3.45 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Crusoe only |
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-- | $1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Crusoe only |
Crusoe bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Cloudways | Crusoe |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Cloudways | Crusoe |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 5 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | Decart, MIT, Together.ai, Windsurf, Gridspace |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | crusoe.ai |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Crusoe on Sept. 11, 2026.