Cloudways
vs
Koyeb
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
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | 6% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Medium VM | $88.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | 53% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | 44% cheaper on Koyeb |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | 1 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB | Identical |
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
Koyeb offers 9 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Cloudways. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cloudways | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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-- | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
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-- | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
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-- | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
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-- | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
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-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
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-- | $1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
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-- | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
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-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
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-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
Koyeb 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 | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | -- | 6 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | koyeb.com |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Koyeb on Oct. 1, 2026.