Cloudways
vs
Zerops
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
- Agent workspace runs inside the project's private network
- Bring your own agent subscription, no seat fees
- Root access and SSH inside full Linux system containers
- AMD EPYC bare metal in Prague, New York and Seattle
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Zerops | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $14.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $3.60 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 74% cheaper on Zerops |
| Medium VM | $99.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $26.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 73% cheaper on Zerops |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $52.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 65% cheaper on Zerops |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $13.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $18.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | $3.60 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | 100 GB / mo on the free plan, 3 TB / mo on the paid plan | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB | Identical |
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.
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 | Zerops |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | Czechia |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | -- |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | zerops.io |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Zerops on Sept. 18, 2026.