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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (45.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$11.00
$0.00 1 users
Cloudways
Star Rating
(1,090)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$11.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 23 pricing plansGitHub
Star Rating
(2,266)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 users
Browse all 3 pricing plansCloudways vs GitHub
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cloudways easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Cloudways overall.
- Cloudways and GitHub both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cloudways is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cloudways over GitHub.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloudways
Managed Digital Ocean 1GB - Standard
$11.00
1GB RAM, 1 Core Processor
- 25GB Storage
- 1TB Bandwidth
- Cloudflare Add-on
GitHub
Free for Individuals and Organizations
$0.00
1 users
Basics for teams and developers
- Unlimited public/private repositories
- Unlimited collaborators
- 2,000 Actions minutes/month (Free for public repositories)
Free Trial
Cloudways
Free Trial is available
GitHub
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
936
9.3
1,962
Ease of Use
9.1
947
8.7
1,978
Ease of Setup
9.2
748
9.0
589
Ease of Admin
9.1
629
8.7
450
Quality of Support
9.2
909
8.8
1,569
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
619
8.9
386
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
914
8.9
1,914
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
9.1
147
Not enough data
8.7
144
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
145
Not enough data
8.6
134
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
9.0
147
Not enough data
8.3
133
Processes
Not enough data
9.1
146
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
8.7
142
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
48
Not enough data
9.0
47
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
9.0
50
Testing
Not enough data
9.3
49
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
10.0
14
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
98
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
9.2
99
Automation
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
8.9
91
IT Management
Not enough data
9.0
99
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
8.9
89
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
238
Not enough data
9.2
241
Not enough data
8.9
238
Management
Not enough data
9.0
236
Not enough data
8.5
231
Not enough data
9.0
239
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
9.4
29
Not enough data
9.2
29
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.2
29
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
191
Not enough data
8.9
188
Not enough data
9.0
192
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.9
196
Not enough data
9.0
184
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
9.5
26
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.3
26
Functionality
8.8
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
Management
9.1
40
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
Support
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
9.1
78
Not enough data
9.2
77
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
9.1
78
Not enough data
8.9
75
Management
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
9.2
136
Not enough data
8.6
133
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.7
134
Processes
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
9.1
138
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
223
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.7
204
Management
Not enough data
8.9
217
Not enough data
8.9
213
Not enough data
8.3
208
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.8
33
Documentation
Not enough data
8.8
184
Not enough data
8.8
179
Not enough data
8.6
170
Security
Not enough data
8.3
167
Not enough data
8.6
168
Not enough data
9.0
177
Performance
8.5
195
Not enough data
9.1
205
Not enough data
9.0
214
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.9
196
Not enough data
Security
9.4
211
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
8.1
183
Not enough data
8.4
182
Not enough data
Free Resources
6.8
187
Not enough data
6.7
178
Not enough data
9.3
213
Not enough data
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
8.9
180
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.4
172
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
9.4
178
Not enough data
8.7
174
Not enough data
8.7
179
Not enough data
9.1
177
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
8.9
171
Not enough data
9.2
177
Not enough data
9.1
173
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting Management
8.7
362
Not enough data
8.9
367
Not enough data
7.1
280
Not enough data
8.0
329
Not enough data
8.8
327
Not enough data
8.5
291
Not enough data
8.7
302
Not enough data
8.4
323
Not enough data
8.7
339
Not enough data
9.0
337
Not enough data
Development
9.1
92
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
8.7
87
Not enough data
8.8
88
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
Database
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.8
88
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
9.1
97
Not enough data
9.2
95
Not enough data
Infrastructure
9.2
88
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
9.1
94
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cloudways and GitHub share no categories
Unique Categories
Cloudways is categorized as Managed Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Cloud Web Hosting, WebOps Platforms, VPS Hosting Platforms, and Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
GitHub is categorized as DevOps Platforms, Software Composition Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Application Release Orchestration, Version Control Hosting, Peer Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Gaming Tools, Bug Tracking, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Build Automation, and Secure Code Review
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloudways
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GitHub
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
15.4%
Information Technology and Services
13.2%
Computer Software
8.0%
Retail
5.1%
Design
5.1%
Other
53.4%
Computer Software
31.7%
Information Technology and Services
22.7%
Internet
6.7%
Higher Education
3.4%
Financial Services
3.2%
Other
32.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
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TY
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8 Comments
MK
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What can GitHub be used for?
5 Comments
MS
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What does GitHub mean?
2 Comments
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