Cloudways
Managed cloud hosting platform for developers and agencies
About Cloudways
Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform (owned by DigitalOcean) that lets developers and agencies deploy and manage servers on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, and Google Cloud without the sysadmin complexity. It provides one-click server provisioning, automated backups, built-in caching, staging environments, and 24/7 support, all through a unified dashboard that abstracts away SSH, cron, and Nginx configuration for PHP, WordPress, Laravel, and Magento stacks.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Abstracts sysadmin work — no SSH or Nginx configuration required to run production sites
- Stack pre-tuned for PHP/WordPress/Laravel with Varnish, Redis, and Memcached built-in
- Multi-cloud flexibility means you can switch providers without changing dashboards
- Staging environments and Git deploy are included at all tiers
Cons
- Markup over raw cloud provider pricing — you pay a premium for the management layer
- Limited to supported PHP stacks; not suitable for Node, Python, or Go workloads
- Root SSH access is restricted, which frustrates power users who want full control
Key Features
Multi-Cloud Support
Deploy on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, or Google Cloud from one dashboard.
One-Click Apps
Launch WordPress, Laravel, Magento, or custom PHP stacks in minutes.
Auto-Healing Servers
Servers automatically recover from failures with built-in monitoring.
Free SSL & CDN
One-click Let's Encrypt SSL and integrated Cloudflare CDN.
Staging Environments
Create cloned staging sites for safe testing before pushing to production.
24/7 Expert Support
Live chat with managed hosting experts around the clock.
Pricing
- 1GB RAM, 25GB storage
- 1TB bandwidth
- 24/7 support
- Free migration
- 2GB RAM, 50GB storage
- 2TB bandwidth
- Dedicated firewall
- Automated backups
- 1GB RAM NVMe
- 3.5GHz+ CPUs
- Premium performance
Best For
Agency hosting
Host multiple client WordPress sites with staging, backups, and team collaboration.
Laravel production deployments
Deploy and scale Laravel apps with Redis, queues, and cron already configured.
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