[Compare · Managed Cloud]

Cloudways vs Kinsta

CloudwaysIndie
9.2/ 10
Higher score
KinstaIndie
9.6/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudways wins 1, Kinsta wins 3
[01]

Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudwaysKinsta
Score
Winner: right
9.29.6
Δ 90 days
Winner: right
0.10.2
Parent & badge
DigitalOceanIndie
IndependentIndie
Founded
20122013
Best for
Scaling WP / WooCommercePremium WP / agencies
Year-1 price
Winner: left
$132$420
Renewal multiplier
Winner: right
0.8×
Tagline
Managed cloud · DO/Vultr/AWSManaged WordPress · Google Cloud infra
[02]

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
Kinsta4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • True Google Cloud premium tier (not shared C2)
  • 30-day no-questions refund
  • Free expert-led migration
  • WP-specific caching that actually invalidates correctly
– Cons
  • Entry plan caps visits ($35/mo for 25k)
  • No email hosting included
  • Overage fees on traffic spikes
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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