Cloudways
vs
Runpod
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
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $14.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 68% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Medium VM | $99.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 13% cheaper on Runpod |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 14% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | Free and unlimited |
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
Runpod offers 35 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.
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 | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 33 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | www.runpod.io |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 22, 2026.