Cloudways

Businesses and agencies with some technical skill that run several WordPress sites and want to pay for server capacity instead of per site or per visit.

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Quick overview

Pricing: From $14/month (1GB DigitalOcean server)
Plans: Flexible plans billed hourly by server. DigitalOcean default view: 1GB RAM/1 vCPU/25GB $14/month, 2GB/50GB $28/month, 4GB/2 vCPU/80GB $54/month, 8GB/4 vCPU/160GB $99/month. Other providers (Vultr, Linode, AWS, Google Cloud) priced at setup. Unlimited sites and visits per server. Off-site backup storage $0.033/GB per server; Cloudflare Enterprise CDN from $4.99/domain/month; Advance Support $100/month. 3-day free trial, no credit card. No intro or renewal pricing.
G2 rating: 4.7 / 5.0
Comparisons: Featured in 3 comparisons

Key features

Choice of DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google Cloud servers
Unlimited websites and visits per server
Free staging and cloning
Automated and on-demand backups
Redis and Object Cache Pro included (Object Cache Pro on 4GB servers and up)
24/7 chat and ticket support

Pros

No visit caps or per-site fees
Low cost per site when hosting several sites
Free staging and free first-site migration
3-day trial without a credit card

Cons

You must size and monitor the server yourself
CDN, off-site backup storage and deeper support cost extra
No bundled email hosting
More technical dashboard than other managed hosts

Cloudways in our comparisons

Website Builders

Best WordPress Hosting for Business

Choose Kinsta for most business sites: the price does not jump at renewal and daily backups, staging and CDN come with every plan. Pick Cloudways if you have a developer and several sites, or SiteGround for a cheap first year.

Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026

Website Builders

Kinsta alternatives

Stay with Kinsta if you run a few high-value sites and want the best tooling and data-center choice. If visit limits or per-site pricing hurt, Rocket.net and Cloudways are the strongest escapes.

Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026

Website Builders

WP Engine alternatives

Kinsta is the best like-for-like WP Engine replacement, with more security included and lower overages. Choose Rocket.net if visit overages are your main pain.

Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026