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Cloudways Demo - Managed Services
Control core services that allow your application(s) to run.
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Easily monitor your server resources to ensure it's health and performance.
Cloudways Demo - Vertical Scaling
Increase or decrease you server size at any time.
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Easily manage the team.
Cloudways Demo - Monitor App
Overview of the application monitoring.
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Users consistently praise the ease of use and excellent support provided by Cloudways, highlighting how the intuitive interface simplifies server management and website deployment. Many appreciate the platform's ability to handle multiple sites efficiently, making it a reliable choice for both beginners and experienced developers. A common limitation noted is the lack of built-in email hosting, which requires users to seek third-party solutions.

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Matthew V.
MV
Owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Cloudways Delivers Speed, Flexibility, and Outstanding Support"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

I originally signed up cause I didn't want to commit to a host for 2-3 years. I was also looking for something a step above shared hosting. Now that Ive been with Cloudways for a few years I not only love the speed my website has gained but the service has been amazing. They're always very helpful when I have problems. Its also been so much easier than most shared hosting when I want to set up a new Wordpress install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

I have a small business and Cloudways beyond meets my needs. So I cant really say I have anything I dont like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

"Empowers Agencies with Stellar Performance and Support"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

I like that the interface is clear and easy to understand. The support team is very knowledgeable and keen to help, providing context when needed. It's great that we can host many sites on shared servers, maintaining high performance across all of them. I also appreciate the strong security features and scanning capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

It would be great to understand and get more context on plugins used across sites and how much resources they're each using in a visual way so this can be clearly communicated to clients. This is often something we have to enquire about directly via our Premium Support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

"Great WordPress hosting, great value, great support!"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

I love how easy it is to use Cloudways and the great support they provide. It really simplifies managing the entire process for me, from spinning up a new server, deploying new applications, and managing SSL to handling backups. As an agency, we get a lot of value from Cloudways, and everything we've used works well with no issues. The better user interface, more features for managing servers and application deployments, and improved support compared to what we had before make a big difference. The initial setup was very easy since we used their provided migration plugin, which made migrating all sites fast and easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

We haven't had any issues with Cloudways features and support is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ganesh R.
GR
Founder
Education Management
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy-to-Use Dashboard with Brilliant 24/7 Support"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

It's been helping our business since 2022 in effectively managing my websites. Recently, we have started new business which focuses on developing skills of students and professionals - asktest.online, and it's hosted on Cloudways. It has easy to use dashboard with brilliant customer support which is continuously active 24/7, dedicated to help users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

Had to purchase the domain somewhere else. I think providing domain names could benefit their business even more, also the business emails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Geoffrey R.
GR
"Effortless E-commerce Hosting with Stellar Support"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

I use Cloudways for hosting my e-commerce website because it solves the problem of running a fast, secure, and scalable site without me needing to manage a VPS. It provides managed cloud hosting, caching, automatic backups, one-click restores, SSL, staging and GIT deployments, and monitoring, all of which make it easy to scale. This allows me to focus on my store instead of server maintenance. I really like that it lets me run a high-performance e-commerce store with server-grade features without spending my time being a sysadmin. The support is fast and responsive, which is great. The site migration tool was awesome, and my site migrated perfectly, though I do wish there was a migration status update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

I would like to see simpler email handling, and more all-in-one features specifically for WordPress and WooCommerce without relying on add-ons or plugins. I don't remember a migration status, so I was unsure if the site was still migrating or the migration had stalled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MA
Website Designer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Best Hosting for Long-Term Use"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

What I like best about Cloudways is how stable and fast the hosting feels in daily use. It runs smoothly and doesn’t require constant attention or technical tweaking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

What I dislike about Cloudways is that the pricing can be higher than expected over time, especially if you’re running multiple websites or growing projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sarah L.
SL
Home Decor
Hospitality
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Fast Rendering and an Intuitive Dashboard on Cloudways"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

I designed a site from scratch as an experiemnt on cloudways and it's rendering so quick. Plus, its dashboard is easy to manage. It's like I've been using it for a very long time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

I haven't really found the domain purchasing section. I am actively looking forward to purchase a domain name. For now, I am using the subdomain that Cloudways has provided me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Keith L.
KL
Founder and Principal Consultant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great Experience! Highly Recommend!"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

Wow, where to start? First it was very easy to get set up. Its a bit on the technical side so if you are just a plug n play GoDaddy user, this may not be the easiest process for you, but being technical I found it very intuitive and easy to set up. I like the options that Cloudways has to offer and I really have been quite impressed with the speed. Had I known how slow my sites actually were before, I would have moved over a long time ago. I really loved how easy it was to move an entire Wordpress site from one host over to Cloudways. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

There is not much. I think the UI is pretty good, but still not always super easy to find the settings that I am looking for. I would also say its not always clear what some of the options mean, I am sure this has a lot more to do with being a new user than anything else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MO
Founding Member
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Intuitive UI and Seamless Scaling Across Cloud Providers"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

I like its institutive user interface. Cloudways easily allows us to chose between cloud providers. One more thing, it allows us to scale resource without any downtime. Right now, we are building WriterIO and continuously using deploying and testing our platform and honestly, it is very useful for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

While scaling resource like RAM is easy and does not cause downtime, however we need to higher price for the additional resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Christopher C.
CC
Disk Jockey
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Simple, scaleable, affordable and reliable"
What do you like best about Cloudways?

I've been a Cloudways user for a few years now and was motivated to change website hosting and infrastructure provider as I expanded the number of websites I manage which required me to have guaranteed reliability of service; infrastructure which can be scaled and easy to manage. Cloudways ticked all of these boxes. I managed to transition my websites with customer support and can easily check in on my websites at a glance as frequently as I like. The back-end interface is easy to use and settings are easy to find. If you want a deeper experience, then CLI tools and database tools are there for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudways?

I think Cloudways automated tools are improving all the time. I value remote bots and services which can inform me how to optimise my applications and notify me when issues arise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Options

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Managed Digital Ocean 1GB - Standard

$11.00

Managed Digital Ocean 2GB - Standard

$24.00

Managed DigitalOcean 4GB - Standard

$46.00

Managed DigitalOcean 8GB - Standard

$88.00

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