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Cloudways vs SiteGround

Higher score
Cloudways
8.8/ 10
SiteGroundIndie
8.4/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudways wins 1, SiteGround wins 2 (1 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudwaysSiteGround
Score
Winner: left
8.88.4
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Winner: right
DigitalOcean
IndependentIndie
Founded
20112004
Best for
WooCommerce stores outgrowing shared hostingUsers who will switch hosts before renewal hits
Price per mo
Winner: right
$11/ mo$2.99/ mo
Renewal multiplier
Winner: right
—6×
Tagline
Managed cloud on DO/Vultr/Linode/AWS/GCPGreat product, brutal renewal cliff
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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
SiteGround4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Runs on Google Cloud, real performance
  • ✓Excellent support, fast tier-1 resolution
  • ✓SG Optimizer is genuinely useful
  • ✓Independent, not Newfold-owned
– Cons
  • ✗Renewal is 6x the intro price
  • ✗Bandwidth caps push you to upgrade
  • ✗Cron and inode limits are strict
Make the call

Pick one and go.

Both links are affiliate. Score doesn't move because of it.

VisitCloudways ↗Score 8.8VisitSiteGround ↗Score 8.4
← Read full Cloudways review·Read full SiteGround review →
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