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Cloudways vs WP Engine

Higher score
Cloudways
8.8/ 10
WP Engine
8.0/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudways wins 2, WP Engine wins 0 (2 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudwaysWP Engine
Score
Winner: left
8.88.0
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
DigitalOcean
Silver Lake (PE)
Founded
20112010
Best for
WooCommerce stores outgrowing shared hostingAgencies already on WP Engine's stack who need StudioPress/Local
Price per mo
Winner: left
$11/ mo$30/ mo
Renewal multiplier
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Tagline
Managed cloud on DO/Vultr/Linode/AWS/GCPEnterprise WP host with enterprise pricing
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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
WP Engine4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Mature platform, Genesis and Local dev tools included
  • ✓Solid GCP/AWS infrastructure
  • ✓Strong staging and Git workflows
  • ✓Used by many large publishers
– Cons
  • ✗Renewal price creep year over year
  • ✗Steep visit-overage fees
  • ✗Support quality regression since PE buyout
  • ✗WP.org dispute creates platform uncertainty
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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VisitCloudways ↗Score 8.8VisitWP Engine ↗Score 8.0
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