Cloudways
vs
Utho
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
- Four Indian locations plus Frankfurt and Los Angeles
- 1 to 6 TB of monthly transfer included per instance, by plan
- Shared, dedicated and memory-optimised instance families
- Tier III and Tier IV facilities operated by Yotta and NTT
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $14.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $18.89 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe (Basic 1) | 26% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Medium VM | $99.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $37.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe (Basic 2) | 62% cheaper on Utho |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $58.06 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 320 GB NVMe (Basic 3) | 61% cheaper on Utho |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $5.27 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $29.48 /mo 1 TB | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | 1-6 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | Not publicly listed |
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
Utho offers 3 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Cloudways.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Cloudways | Utho |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | USA | India |
| Locations | -- | 6 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | Exotel, Ameyo, MyOperator, CallHippo, FIITJEE, Jindal Steel & Power, Cosmos Bank, Park+ |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | utho.com |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Utho on Oct. 18, 2026.