Cloudways

Managed cloud hosting that sits on top of providers like DigitalOcean and AWS.

Best for: Agencies and developers who want managed cloud servers without doing sysadmin work.

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87/100 editorial score 4.4/5 rating

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What to know about Cloudways

Managed cloud hosting that sits on top of providers like DigitalOcean and AWS. This is placeholder editorial copy for the TopToolsPick directory and should be replaced with a first-hand review.

Is it right for you?

Who Cloudways suits

Choose it if

Agencies and developers who want managed cloud servers without doing sysadmin work.

Quick read

At a glance

Category: Website & Hosting
Pricing model: Subscription
Entry plan: Free trial available
Free plan: Not listed
Free trial: Available
Website: cloudways.com

Plans

Pricing details

Entry plan

Free trial available

Billed monthly

Pros

Choose the underlying cloud provider and scale the server independently
Staging, backups and caching are handled for you
No long lock-in contract.

Cons

Costs more than shared hosting
Email hosting is a separate add-on rather than included.

Editorial review

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Use cases

Launching a website Web development

Audiences

Developers Startups

Platforms

Web