Cloudways
vs
Wasabi
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
- Simple, predictable pricing
- No fees for API requests
- Free egress within fair-use limits (up to 1x stored volume per month)
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Wasabi | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $88.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $7.99 /mo 1 TB, data transfer within fair-use policy | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | Free within fair-use policy |
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.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cloudways | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Data centers 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 | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 15 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | BBC, Legendary Entertainment, Boston Red Sox, Toshiba |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | wasabi.com |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Wasabi on Sept. 18, 2026.