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
Exoscale
- Wide range of managed services at competitive prices
- Offers GPUs such as the Nvidia A40, P100, and V100
- Based in Switzerland, may ease compliance requirements
Price comparison
How do Cloudways's prices compare against Exoscale?
| Example configuration |
Cloudways
|
Exoscale
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $11.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) |
| VM Medium | $88.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $67.20 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) |
| VM Large | $149.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) |
| Block Storage | -- | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $19.80 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $25.00 / mo Network Load Balancer |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $98.49 / mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4) |
| Managed Redis®* | Included depending on plan | $42.44 / mo 2 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2) |
| Free egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | 1 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $20.00 $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | $20.00 $0.02 / GB |
Exoscale GPUs
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3080ti Small | 1x 3080ti | 12GB | 12 | 56GB | $1.04 | Source |
| P100 Small | 1x P100 | 16GB | 12 | 56GB | $1.17 | Source |
| V100 Small | 1x V100 | 16GB | 12 | 56GB | $1.38 | Source |
| A5000 Small | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 12 | 56GB | $1.52 | Source |
| P100 Medium | 2x P100 | 32GB | 16 | 90GB | $1.71 | Source |
| 3080ti Medium | 2x 3080ti | 24GB | 24 | 112GB | $1.92 | Source |
| V100 Medium | 2x V100 | 32GB | 16 | 90GB | $2.01 | Source |
| A40 Small | 1x A40 | 48GB | 12 | 56GB | $2.14 | Source |
| P100 Large | 3x P100 | 48GB | 24 | 120GB | $2.25 | Source |
| V100 Large | 3x V100 | 48GB | 24 | 120GB | $2.65 | Source |
| A5000 Medium | 2x A5000 | 48GB | 24 | 112GB | $2.81 | Source |
| P100 Huge | 4x P100 | 64GB | 48 | 225GB | $2.82 | Source |
| V100 Huge | 4x V100 | 64GB | 48 | 225GB | $3.32 | Source |
| 3080ti Large | 4x 3080ti | 48GB | 48 | 224GB | $3.55 | Source |
| A40 Medium | 2x A40 | 96GB | 24 | 120GB | $4.27 | Source |
| A5000 Large | 4x A5000 | 96GB | 48 | 224GB | $5.16 | Source |
| A40 Large | 4x A40 | 192GB | 48 | 224GB | $8.54 | Source |
| A40 Huge | 8x A40 | 384GB | 96 | 448GB | $17.06 | Source |
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.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Cloudways and Exoscale offer:
| Service |
Cloudways
|
Exoscale
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
|
Cloudways
|
Exoscale
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.cloudways.com | www.exoscale.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Switzerland 🇨🇭 |
| Founded | 2012 | 2011 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 7 |
| Example Customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | -- |
|
Cloudways
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.cloudways.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | -- |
| Example Customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko |
|
Exoscale
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.exoscale.com |
| Headquarters | Switzerland 🇨🇭 |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Data Center Locations | 7 |
| Example Customers | -- |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on May 26, 2025, and for Exoscale on Nov. 18, 2024.