Cloudways
vs
Leaseweb
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-priced Node.js hosting with PostgreSQL on every plan
- 20+ data centers across four continents
- 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
- DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
- S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
- 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Leaseweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $14.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $5.04 /mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1) | 64% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Medium VM | $99.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $9.09 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2) | 91% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $14.14 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3) | 91% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $8.72 /mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $20.86 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard) | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | $2.47 /TB 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 TB. | 88% cheaper on Leaseweb |
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
Leaseweb offers 8 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Cloudways.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cloudways | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Leaseweb Canada colocation only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Leaseweb USA only |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Physical security 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 | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | -- | 10 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | www.leaseweb.com |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Leaseweb on Oct. 21, 2026.