Performance
- Optimized Nginx, Apache, PHP-FPM stack
- Built-in Varnish, Memcached and Redis caching
- Breeze WordPress cache plugin
- Object Cache Pro included on eligible servers
- Vertical server scaling and application monitoring
Official-source provider dossier
Cloudways
Managed cloud VPS · Proprietary dashboard
Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform that adds an easier control layer, an optimized PHP stack, security tooling and expert support on top of cloud infrastructure.
Managed cloud VPSHosting modelProprietary dashboardManagementFrom $11.00Published entry priceNot benchmarkedReason documented below
Plans & pricing
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CPU1 coreCloud vCPU
Memory1 GBRAM
Storage25 GBSSD storage
Transfer1 TBMonthly bandwidth
Displayed monthly rate$11.00/mo
Billing basisMonthly · DigitalOcean Basic
Estimated 12 months$132.00/yr
Official pricing note
Managed hosting advertised from $11/month. Final price and resources depend on the selected cloud provider, server size, region and add-ons.
At a glance
What Cloudways offers
Best for teams that want cloud-server flexibility without handling routine server administration themselves.
BillingMonthly or hourlyPay-as-you-go platform pricing
Entry configuration1 GB RAM · 1 coreRepresentative DigitalOcean plan
Storage25 GBRepresentative DigitalOcean plan
Transfer1 TBRepresentative DigitalOcean plan
Trial3 daysNo credit card advertised
ApplicationsUnlimitedAs many as server capacity supports
Support24/7/365Live chat and ticket support
Data centers50+Across supported cloud providers
Included capabilities
Features arranged by category
Security
- Free Let’s Encrypt SSL
- Imunify360 server-level firewall
- DDoS and brute-force protection
- Fail2Ban and regular OS security patches
- IP and country allow/block controls
Backups & workflow
- Automated and on-demand offsite backups
- One-click backup restore
- Free staging environments with push/pull
- Server and application cloning
- SSH, SFTP, cron and WP-CLI access
Support & migration
- 24/7 live chat and ticket support
- One free managed website migration
- Advanced and Premium support add-ons
- CloudwaysBot monitoring alerts
- Team access and project collaboration controls
Platform coverage
Infrastructure & supported workloads
Infrastructure options
Applications and use cases
Representative locationsAvailability varies by infrastructure provider
Decision guide
Strengths and considerations
Why it may fit
- Managed experience without a traditional shared-hosting setup
- Choice of major cloud infrastructure providers
- Strong WordPress/PHP deployment and staging workflow
- Core security, caching, SSL and backups in one dashboard
Check before buying
- Email hosting and Cloudflare Enterprise CDN are separate paid add-ons
- Offsite backup storage can carry usage charges
- Advanced application support costs extra
- No independent HostingHunt benchmark is available yet