Managed cloud VPS
CATEGORY
$11/mo
FROM · ADVERTISED
99.9%
UPTIME SLA · ADVERTISED
2026-07-17
FACTS CHECKED
// OVERVIEW · AS ADVERTISED
Cloudways sells a managed layer on top of cloud providers you pick — DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud, Vultr, or Linode — with pay-as-you-go monthly pricing and no term lock-in. You choose the server size; the platform handles the stack.
All plans advertise free SSL, automated backups, free staging environments, a free migration, unlimited applications per server, and 24/7 chat support. A 3-day free trial is advertised with no credit card required.
// ADVERTISED PLANS
THEIR NUMBERS, NOT OURS · CHECKED 2026-07-17Flexible — Small (DigitalOcean)
$11/mo pay-as-you-go
- ✓2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU
- ✓50 GB storage
- ✓Unlimited applications
Flexible — Medium
$88/mo pay-as-you-go
- ✓8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU
- ✓160 GB storage
Autonomous — Growth
$99/mo
- ✓Fully managed WordPress with autoscaling
- ✓150 GB bandwidth
Pay-as-you-go pricing varies by chosen cloud provider and region; no long-term contract required.
// WHAT'S INCLUDED · AS ADVERTISED
- Cloud providers
- DigitalOcean, AWS, GCE, Vultr, Linode
- SSL
- Free certificates
- Backups
- Automated
- Staging
- Free environments
- Migrations
- One free migration
- Applications
- Unlimited per server (Flexible)
- Support
- 24/7 live chat & tickets
- Trial
- 3 days free, no credit card
- Uptime
- 99.9% advertised
The numbers above are Cloudways's. The measurement below is yours.
If you already host with Cloudways— or you're evaluating a site that does — measure the server's actual response time instead of relying on anyone's marketing, including theirs.
// SOURCES
Everything on this page is what Cloudways advertises on its own site, checked 2026-07-17. Prices and features change — verify on their site before buying. This page contains no measurements by SpeedSonar; for measured comparisons, see the hosting leaderboard.