Web Hosting
Managed Cloud Hosting
Cloudways
A managed layer on top of big cloud servers, so someone else handles the upkeep.
- Category
- Web Hosting
- Stack role
- Hosting
- Tool type
- Service
- Best suited for
- Owners Wanting Managed Hosting
- Hosting model
- Managed Service
- Software price
- $14 - $500+ / month
- Made by
- Cloudways
- First released
- 2012
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What is Cloudways?
Cloudways, in plain English.
Cloudways is a managed hosting company. It runs on top of other clouds, including DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, Amazon and Google, and gives you a simple dashboard for setting up and looking after your site there.
Managed means Cloudways handles the server side, with a firewall, malware scanning, backups and monitoring, and expert support around the clock. You or your agency just manage the website itself. It aims at agencies, online stores and growing businesses.
Compared with renting a bare VPS from DigitalOcean or Hetzner, you pay for the convenience. Compared with ordinary shared hosting, you get a server of your own. It is a middle path for owners who want performance without server chores.
In our stack
Why we use Cloudways.
Cloudways is a sensible choice for a client who wants fully managed hosting and prefers to leave server care to the host. We run our own servers through ServerAvatar for more control, and we'll tell you which suits you.
Hands-Off Upkeep
Server security tools and backups are handled for you.
Choice of Cloud
Pick the underlying provider that suits your site and audience.
Support Included
Expert help is available around the clock when something breaks.
Related tools
Works well with Cloudways.
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