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
FluidStack
- Deploy GPU workloads without having to manage infrastructure
- Affordable prices, wide range of GPU options
- Clusters can be reserved to lock-in savings
- 24/7 support with a 15-minute response time
Price comparison
How do Cloudways's prices compare against FluidStack?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $11.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | -- |
VM Medium | $88.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | -- |
VM Large | $149.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | -- |
Managed Redis®* | Included depending on plan | -- |
Free egress allowance | 1 TB - 12 TB / mo included depending on plan | -- |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $20.00 $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | -- |
FluidStack GPUs
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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Nvidia A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 36 | 128GB | $0.40 | Source |
Nvidia A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 36 | 128GB | $0.55 | Source |
Nvidia A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 32 | 128GB | $0.60 | Source |
Nvidia A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 48 | 128GB | $0.80 | Source |
Nvidia L40 | 1x L40 | 48GB | 32 | 48GB | $1.25 | Source |
Nvidia A100 PCIe 40GB | 1x A100 | 40GB | 32 | 128GB | $1.65 | Source |
Nvidia A100 PCIe 80GB | 1x A100 | 80GB | 48 | 256GB | $1.80 | Source |
Nvidia H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 48 | 256GB | $2.89 | 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 FluidStack offer:
Service |
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Block Storage | -- | |
Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
Managed Containers | -- | |
Managed MySQL | -- | |
Managed Redis®* | -- | |
Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
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Website | www.cloudways.com | www.fluidstack.io |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
Founded | 2012 | 2017 |
Data Center Locations | -- | 4 |
Example Customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | Character.ai, Playground, Samsung Research, Krisp, Codeway |
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Website | www.cloudways.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2012 |
Data Center Locations | -- |
Example Customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko |
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Website | www.fluidstack.io |
Headquarters | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
Founded | 2017 |
Data Center Locations | 4 |
Example Customers | Character.ai, Playground, Samsung Research, Krisp, Codeway |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on May 5, 2025, and for FluidStack on Sept. 25, 2024.