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Cloudways vs DigitalOcean

Higher score
Cloudways
8.8/ 10
DigitalOceanIndie
8.6/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudways wins 1, DigitalOcean wins 1 (2 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudwaysDigitalOcean
Score
Winner: left
8.88.6
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Winner: right
DigitalOcean
IndependentIndie
Founded
20112011
Best for
WooCommerce stores outgrowing shared hostingDevs who want a simple, predictable cloud bill
Price per mo
Winner: right
$11/ mo$4.00/ mo
Renewal multiplier
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Tagline
Managed cloud on DO/Vultr/Linode/AWS/GCPDeveloper-friendly cloud, fair pricing, no surprises
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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
DigitalOcean4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Flat, predictable monthly pricing
  • ✓Best-in-class documentation and tutorials
  • ✓Clean API and Terraform support
  • ✓Strong managed DB and Spaces offerings
– Cons
  • ✗More expensive than Hetzner for comparable specs
  • ✗Bandwidth overage fees at scale
  • ✗Support is paid above basic tier
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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VisitCloudways ↗Score 8.8VisitDigitalOcean ↗Score 8.6
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