Cloudways
vs
Sevalla
Cloudways focuses on managed hosting for specific applications (WordPress, PHP) on IaaS, while Sevalla offers a fully managed PaaS platform for deploying containers, databases, and static sites.
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
- Supports auto-deploy on git push, Docker image deployments, autoscaling, background workers, hibernation and more
- Fully managed platform: containers, databases, caches, and static sites
- Available in 25 locations and 260+ PoP (partnership with GCP and Cloudflare)
- No seat based pricing, only usage based
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Sevalla | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $18.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM (CPU optimized C1) | 39% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Medium VM | $88.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $160.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Standard S4) | 45% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $320.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM (Standard S5) | 2.1x more expensive on Sevalla |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $30.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $145.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Database 4) | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | $34.00 /mo 2GB RAM (Database 2) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included with apps | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | 100 GB (static sites) | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | $100.00 /TB $0.1 / GB | 5x more expensive on Sevalla |
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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Cloudways | Sevalla |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 25 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | Smart11, Imaginary Space, Talentblocks, ClearEstate |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | sevalla.com |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Sevalla on March 23, 2026.