[Compare · WooCommerce Hosting]

Cloudways vs Vultr

Higher score
Cloudways
8.8/ 10
VultrIndie
7.8/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudways wins 1, Vultr wins 1 (2 tie / n/a)
[01]

Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudwaysVultr
Score
Winner: left
8.87.8
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Winner: right
DigitalOcean
The Constant CompanyIndie
Founded
20112014
Best for
WooCommerce stores outgrowing shared hostingUsers who need a region DO and Linode don't have
Price per mo
Winner: right
$11/ mo$2.50/ mo
Renewal multiplier
——
Tagline
Managed cloud on DO/Vultr/Linode/AWS/GCPDigitalOcean alternative with more regions
[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
Vultr4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Cheapest entry tier ($2.50/mo IPv6-only)
  • ✓32+ regions, broader than DO/Linode
  • ✓Bare-metal and GPU instances available
  • ✓Predictable monthly billing
– Cons
  • ✗Less polish than DigitalOcean
  • ✗Thinner documentation
  • ✗Past ToS controversies hurt trust
Make the call

Pick one and go.

Both links are affiliate. Score doesn't move because of it.

VisitCloudways ↗Score 8.8VisitVultr ↗Score 7.8
← Read full Cloudways review·Read full Vultr review →
[03]

More hosting matchups.

Same category
Compare
Cloudways vs Kinsta
Compare
Vultr vs Kinsta
Compare
Cloudways vs Hetzner
Compare
Vultr vs Hetzner
Compare
Cloudways vs Cloudflare Pages
Compare
Vultr vs Cloudflare Pages