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Cloudways vs DigitalOcean

Higher score
CloudwaysIndie
9.2/ 10
DigitalOceanIndie
8.0/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudways wins 2, DigitalOcean wins 1 (1 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudwaysDigitalOcean
Score
Winner: left
9.28.0
Δ 90 days
Winner: left
↑ 0.1— flat
Parent & badge
DigitalOceanIndie
IndependentIndie
Founded
20122011
Best for
Scaling WP / WooCommerceDevelopers needing scalable cloud solutions
Year-1 price
Winner: right
$132$60
Renewal multiplier
1×1×
Tagline
Managed cloud · DO/Vultr/AWSSimple cloud infrastructure for developers.
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
Cloudways4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Choice of underlying cloud (DO/Vultr/AWS/Linode)
  • ✓Hourly billing
  • ✓Excellent WP-specific caching
  • ✓Lifetime 7% revshare on affiliates
– Cons
  • ✗Email is a paid add-on (Rackspace)
  • ✗Backup add-on costs extra
  • ✗Owned by DigitalOcean since 2022
DigitalOcean3 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓User-friendly interface for managing resources
  • ✓Strong documentation and community support
  • ✓Flexible pricing based on usage
– Cons
  • ✗Customer support response times can be slow
  • ✗Pricing can be complex for beginners
  • ✗Limited managed services compared to larger providers
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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VisitCloudways ↗Score 9.2VisitDigitalOcean ↗Score 8.0
← Read full Cloudways review·Read full DigitalOcean review →
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