Cloudways Review
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Reviewed by the WhichHosting editorial team. Scores are our editorial assessment; specifications are taken from the provider’s official pages on the verification date above.
Best for: Agencies, Developers, Growing stores
Cloudways is a managed cloud platform that deploys on third-party infrastructure such as DigitalOcean and Vultr.
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Our verdict
Cloudways scores 8.8/10 on our weighted framework, with its strongest results in Agencies, Developers, Growing stores. Check the score breakdown below to see where it leads and where it trails the field.
Score breakdown
WhichHosting Score
8.8 / 10
- Performance20%
- 9.4
- Reliability15%
- 9.3
- Price15%
- 7.6
- Features10%
- 9.2
- Support10%
- 9.0
- Ease of use10%
- 8.3
- Security10%
- 9.1
- Value10%
- 8.6
These criterion scores are our editorial assessment based on the evidence available so far — they are not yet independently verified against our own measurements.
Pricing
Cloudways starts at $14.00/mo (monthly billing ($0.0208 hourly)) and renews at $14.00/mo (per month on monthly billing). The renewal price is what you pay from the second term onwards, so weigh it more heavily than the introductory rate.
Performance
We have not completed our own performance testing for Cloudways yet, so this section shows no measured figures.
Pros
- Choice of cloud infrastructure
- Strong performance
- Flat monthly pricing
Cons
- No email hosting
- Needs technical comfort
Who is Cloudways best for?
Cloudways fits agencies, developers, growing stores.
Who should consider alternatives?
If no email hosting would be a problem for your project, compare the alternatives below before committing to a multi-year term.
Cloudways comparisons
Where Cloudways's data comes from
Each value below was read from the provider's own website for one exact plan. Anything we have not been able to confirm that way is shown as not verified rather than estimated.
Audited plan data
Plan audited: Flexible 1GB (cloud, USD) · initial term 1 monthsOn this plan: storage 25 GB NVMe. A number in the plan name is the provider’s own label, not necessarily the storage limit.
| Field | Value | State | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introductory price | 14.00monthly billing ($0.0208 hourly) | Verified | cloudways.comFlexible 1GB plan | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Renewal price | 14.00per month on monthly billing | Verified | cloudways.comFlexible 1GB plan | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Storage | 25 GB NVMe | Verified | cloudways.comFlexible 1GB plan | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Websites | Not verified | Not verified | — | — |
| Bandwidth | Not verified | Not verified | — | — |
| Backups | Offsite backup storage billed at $0.033/GB per server | Verified | cloudways.comFlexible 1GB plan | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Domain | Not verified | Not verified | — | — |
| Not verified | Not verified | — | — | |
| CDN | Not verified | Not verified | — | — |
| SSL | Not verified | Not verified | — | — |
| Data centre locations | Not verified | Not verified | — | — |
| Support | Not verified | Not verified | — | — |
| Security | Not verified | Not verified | — | — |
| Money-back guarantee | Not verified | Not verified | cloudways.com | — |