Cloudways
vs
Elastx
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
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | 58% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Medium VM | $88.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | 30% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | 41% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic | 60% cheaper on Cloudways |
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
Elastx offers 4 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Cloudways. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cloudways | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
Elastx bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
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 | Cloudways | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | USA | Sweden |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | -- |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | elastx.se |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Elastx on Sept. 22, 2026.