Cloudways
vs
Impossible Cloud
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
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Impossible Cloud | 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 | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | No egress fees | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | Free No egress or API request charges | Free on Impossible Cloud |
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
Impossible Cloud 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 | Impossible Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
|
B300
14 configs
|
-- | $4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Cloudways | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cloudways | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Data centers only |
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 | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | USA | Germany |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | -- |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | www.impossiblecloud.com |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Impossible Cloud on Oct. 2, 2026.