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
- All infrastructure in Sweden with three availability zones for local disaster recovery
- ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 14001 certified
- 24/7 support, DDoS protection, and threat intelligence included in base pricing
- OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
- Hourly billing with optional 1-year and 3-year commitment discounts
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) | $27.03 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | 2.5x more expensive on Elastx |
| Medium VM | $88.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $130.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | 33% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $261.60 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | 43% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $29.30 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $56.74 /mo 1 TB stored | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | $189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $39.92 /mo v1-lb-1 | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | $51.58 /TB 1 TB external traffic | 2.6x more expensive on Elastx |
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
|
-- | $2.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $2.31 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $1.02 /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.
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 Feb. 12, 2026, and for Elastx on Aug. 31, 2026.