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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (55.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$11.00
$8.25 1 Concurrent Session Per Month
Cloudways
Star Rating
(1,094)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 plansRealVNC
Star Rating
(439)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.25 1 Concurrent Session Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansCloudways vs RealVNC
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found RealVNC easier to use and administer. However, Cloudways is easier to set up. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Cloudways and RealVNC 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 RealVNC.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloudways
Managed Digital Ocean 1GB - Standard
$11.00
1GB RAM, 1 Core Processor
- 25GB Storage
- 1TB Bandwidth
- Cloudflare Add-on
RealVNC
Essentials
$8.25
1 Concurrent Session Per Month
For individuals needing access to a handful of devices.
- Includes 3 managed devices
- 1 licensed user only
- Unlimited concurrent connections (to managed devices)
Free Trial
Cloudways
Free Trial is available
RealVNC
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
938
9.3
372
Ease of Use
9.1
949
9.4
375
Ease of Setup
9.2
751
9.0
246
Ease of Admin
9.1
631
9.2
241
Quality of Support
9.2
911
9.1
283
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
621
9.3
233
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
916
8.7
370
Features by Category
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
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.4
18
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.8
14
Communication
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
7.9
14
Device Support
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Performance
Not enough data
6.7
13
Performance
8.5
196
Not enough data
9.1
206
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.8
207
Not enough data
8.9
197
Not enough data
Security
9.4
212
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
214
Not enough data
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
8.9
182
Not enough data
8.9
183
Not enough data
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.4
172
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
9.4
181
Not enough data
8.7
174
Not enough data
8.7
179
Not enough data
9.1
180
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
8.9
171
Not enough data
9.2
179
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
361
Not enough data
8.9
366
Not enough data
7.1
280
Not enough data
8.0
328
Not enough data
8.8
326
Not enough data
8.5
290
Not enough data
8.7
302
Not enough data
8.4
322
Not enough data
8.7
338
Not enough data
9.0
336
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
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.4
118
Not enough data
8.3
115
Not enough data
7.8
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
151
Not enough data
8.7
146
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
156
Not enough data
9.2
96
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
181
Security
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cloudways and RealVNC 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)
RealVNC is categorized as Remote Desktop and Remote Support
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloudways
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RealVNC
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
15.2%
Information Technology and Services
13.3%
Computer Software
7.9%
Retail
5.0%
Design
5.0%
Other
53.5%
Information Technology and Services
12.5%
Computer Software
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.4%
Accounting
2.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.6%
Other
72.4%
Discussions
How do l move a website created from the Godaddy site builder to Clouways hosting?
36 Comments
RK
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How do I get high scores on https://pagespeed.web.dev/
6 Comments
TY
Hi John,
I’ve a similar concern as my website doesn’t show great speed on Google. But in reality, it opens pretty...Read more
Is there an easy way to transfer files between server and viewer computers. currently i use email.
3 Comments
PS
This functionality is built into the software. From the toolbar, click on the "Double Arrows" which is for File Transfers. Note that file transfer isn’t...Read more
How can I automatically start VNC Server on a Mac to enable remote login after restart?
3 Comments
JR
This has been driving me crazy since around when you posted this question originally. In case you never figured it out, or others find this post (it was the...Read more
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2 Comments
LC
You can download a trial version for free, but to use the VNC server, you need to buy a license and register.Read more
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