Cloudways
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Cloudways Pricing
Cloudways offers a 3-day free trial for new users, after which the software is available across 4 pricing tiers for 5 different data centers. Pricing and functionality are outlined below. DigitalOcean $10/month RAM: 1GB, Storage: 25GB, Bandwidth: 1TB $22/month RAM: 2GB, Storage: 50GB, Bandwidth: 2TB $80/month RAM: 8GB, Storage: 160GB, Bandwidth: 5TB Linode $12/month RAM: 1GB, Storage: 25GB, Bandwidth: 1TB $24/month RAM: 2GB, Storage: 50GB, Bandwidth: 2TB $90/month RAM: 8GB, Storage: 160GB, Bandwidth: 5TB VULTR $11/month RAM: 1GB, Storage: 25GB, Bandwidth: 1TB $23/month RAM: 2GB, Storage: 50GB, Bandwidth: 2TB $84/month RAM: 8GB, Storage: 160GB, Bandwidth: 5TB AWS $36.51/month RAM: 1.75GB, Storage: 20GB, Bandwidth: 2TB $86.77/month RAM: 3.75GB, Storage: 20GB, Bandwidth: 2TB $274.33/month RAM: 16GB, Storage: 20GB, Bandwidth: 2TB Google Cloud $33.30/month RAM: 1.70GB, Storage: 20GB, Bandwidth: 2TB $73.62/month RAM: 3.75GB, Storage: 20GB, Bandwidth: 2TB $226.05/month RAM: 15GB, Storage: 20GB, Bandwidth: 2TB
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Most Helpful Reviews for Cloudways
1 - 5 of 83 Reviews
Dayley
Verified reviewer
Building Materials, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
Above & Beyond!
Overall I cannot really fault Cloudways. Their agents are fast at responding, know exactly how to fix problems that may occur, their pricing is clear and offered as a pay-as-you-go service so you only pay for what you use instead of buying a plan which you may never fill, their servers are easily scalable, they offer a wide variety of different servers to choose from; Digital Ocean, Google Cloud, AWS, VULTR, Linode, and AWS. They also throw in the ability to manage email addresses by using their third party affiliates Rackspace, they offer additional addons for managing DNS with another affiliate DNS Made Easy... basically, you can have everything managed by the Cloudways team so that you can worry less about your servers and hosting, giving you more time and freedom to spend on other matters of your business. Which is what every business needs.
PROSThey simplify absolutely everything for the user. So no more typical cPanel to navigate around servers and websites that you host, instead you have their own beautifully laid out, clean, and most importantly *understandable* menu system which is visually eye-pleasing. Simplicity at its best.
CONSAlthough they have their live chat where there is always an agent waiting to help 24/7 (which most of the agents can answer your questions and resolve your problems there and then), the only downfall is their ticketing system. If your problem is a little more complexed and requires additional help, a ticket must be opened. The ticketing system can take a day or two to get a reply (which is no good if your website is experiencing problems and is down at that time).
Reasons for switching to Cloudways
The main reason I made the switch from my old host to Cloudways was because of the 24 hour support that Cloudways offer, and I could get a response to any question I may have immediately via live chat instead of waiting a day to be presented with what was often a pointless reply. I also like the simplicity and minimalistic layout of everything on the Cloudways system which simplifies what is usually a mind-boggling task with other hosts system layouts. Cloudways is extremely user-friendly compared to many previous hosts I have been with, thats for sure!
Pedro
Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2021
Cloud hosting for beginners and experts
it has been good, there are some features and ux improvements i wish It had, but overall I think it's worth it, my websites load fast and that's the most important thing
PROSI like how you can be in control of all aspects of the server and the applications you run on it
CONSThe UX isn't as intuitive as it looks, and there are many similar options when you are setting up which makes it hard to choose a package
Reason for choosing Cloudways
Hostinger is very cheap, so cheap that it makes me doubt it's quality, but I did also pick up a server there just to have email hosting since cloudways doesn't have this feature for some reason
Reasons for switching to Cloudways
I came from siteground which I actually liked alot but it got very expensive and they were Doinf some changes which lead to alot of performance issues, I wanted to try something new and save money at the same time, after some research and the free trial, I decided to give it a go and have been very Content, but I wish there was a wordpress plugin to migrate easier
Eldar
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2024
Cloudways for WordPress - great speed, but not so easy to use
Cloudways is a great platform, but it might be a bit more advanced for beginners setting up their first website. While Cloudways offers excellent performance, its features might be overwhelming for someone just starting out.
PROS1. Using Cloudways can provide your wordpress website some nice loadtimes and help with SEO performance. 2. The support team is good and helping.
CONS1. The setup process can be challenging for new users. 2. Cloudways can be expensive, especially for beginners with small websites. 3. The management portal might not be the most user-friendly, especially at first.
Marc
Cosmetics, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2023
Managed Webhosting for a good price with a very accessible server team.
I was able to run 2 E-commerce applications on one server with excellent performance. I like how they integrate Email and Cloudways Enterprise CDN into your server solution.
PROSI do appreciate the customer service via chat. Usually, they respond in less than 5 min and are able to fix issues, that cause downtime on the website.
CONSsome of the administrative options like file and folder permissions can only be accessed through Customer Service. It be nice to be able to get that done by the user.
Reason for choosing Cloudways
you have a dedicated Server VM with good service.
Reasons for switching to Cloudways
nothing like having an expert that can quickly help you with Server and application issues.
Mohammed
Business Supplies and Equipment, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2019
Super System Super Fast Hosting
Fantastic user platform with fast hosting. Web Software to manage AWS, Linide or Google servers are simplified
CONSCommunication could be better. Payment option for PayPal recurring need to be introduced
Reasons for switching to Cloudways
Server management simplified and saves time managing and maintaining the servers