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Cloudways vs Hetzner

Cloudways
8.8/ 10
Higher score
HetznerIndie
9.3/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudways wins 0, Hetzner wins 2 (2 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudwaysHetzner
Score
Winner: right
8.89.3
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Winner: right
DigitalOcean
IndependentIndie
Founded
20111997
Best for
WooCommerce stores outgrowing shared hostingTechnical users who want the most compute per dollar
Price per mo
Winner: right
$11/ mo$4.00/ mo
Renewal multiplier
Tagline
Managed cloud on DO/Vultr/Linode/AWS/GCPGerman engineering, half the price of US clouds
[02]

What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
Cloudways4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • True monthly billing, no renewal hike
  • Choice of 5 cloud providers
  • Strong WooCommerce performance
  • Free migrations and built-in staging
– Cons
  • No cPanel, custom panel takes learning
  • No email hosting included
  • DigitalOcean ownership creates lock-in risk
Hetzner4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • Cheapest serious compute on the market
  • 20TB bandwidth on entry plan
  • Both ARM and x86 options
  • No renewal pricing tricks
– Cons
  • Strict account verification, occasional account suspensions
  • Email-only support, EU business hours
  • Limited US regions
  • No managed services layer
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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