[Review · Managed Cloud]

CloudwaysIndie

Managed cloud · DO/Vultr/AWS

[01] Verdict

Cloudways sits on top of DigitalOcean, Vultr, and AWS — you pick the underlying cloud, they handle the WP-tuned stack. Bought by DigitalOcean in 2022, still operated semi-independently. Best-in-class for WooCommerce.

[02]

What works, what doesn't.

7 findings
+ 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
[03]

Pricing receipts.

Published rate
Monthly
$11
Billed annually
Yearly
$132
First-year intro price
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[04]

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