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Cloudways offers WordPress managed hosting.

Cloudways is a managed WordPress hosting provider that stands out for its flexibility and performance, relying on cutting-edge cloud infrastructure.

On its official website, Cloudways boasts more than 100,000 customers, including agencies, SMEs, and individuals. It allows users to choose from several cloud infrastructure providers to host their websites, such as DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud, Vultr, and Linode.

Cloudways offers hosting solutions for agencies, SMEs, developers, bloggers, and e-commerce and multisite WordPress hosting.

Cloudways strengths

  • You can select the cloud provider and server location to optimize performance based on your audience.
  • Cloudways uses technologies such as advanced caching (via Breeze, their in-house caching plugin), NGINX, Varnish, Redis, and Memcached to ensure fast loading times.
  • Cloudways supports automatic WordPress updates, backups, free SSL certificates, and security (firewall, DDoS protection, 24/7 monitoring).
  • Resources (CPU, RAM, storage) can be increased or decreased with just a few clicks, which is ideal for fast-growing sites or those with variable traffic.
  • 24/7 support via online chat or support ticket, with a premium support option for priority responses.
  • 99.99% uptime guarantee.

Cloudways pricing

Cloudways offers flexible pricing, which varies depending on the cloud provider you choose and the resources allocated. Here is an overview of WordPress hosting prices for DigitalOcean, the most economical option:

  • Micro: starting at $14/month for 1 GB of RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB of storage, and 1 TB of bandwidth.
  • Small: starting at $28/month for 2 GB of RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB of storage, and 2 TB of bandwidth.
  • Medium: starting at $54/month for 4 GB of RAM, 2 vCPUs, 80 GB of storage, and 4 TB of bandwidth.
  • Large: starting at $99/month for 8 GB of RAM, 4 vCPUs, 160 GB of storage, and 5 TB of bandwidth.

Prices may increase if you opt for AWS or Google Cloud, for example, which offer more powerful but more expensive configurations.

Also note that the number of visits and sites is unlimited with all plans. That said, Cloudways does not offer a domain name, so you will need to purchase it separately.

A 3-day free trial is available.

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