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Cloudways vs WP Engine

Higher score
Cloudways
8.8/ 10
WP EngineIndie
8.2/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudways wins 2, WP Engine wins 1 (1 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudwaysWP Engine
Score
Winner: left
8.88.2
Δ 90 days
Winner: right
— flat↑ 0.1
Parent & badge
Winner: right
DigitalOcean
IndependentIndie
Founded
20112010
Best for
WooCommerce stores outgrowing shared hostingAgencies / enterprise
Price per mo
Winner: left
$11/ mo$25/ mo
Renewal multiplier
——
Tagline
Managed cloud on DO/Vultr/Linode/AWS/GCPEnterprise managed WP
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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
WP Engine4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Local dev environment is excellent
  • ✓Git push deploys
  • ✓Atlas (headless WP) is genuinely good
  • ✓Agency portal + multisite support
– Cons
  • ✗Expensive for small sites
  • ✗ACF/WP Engine fallout in 2024 leaves long-term uncertainty
  • ✗No email hosting
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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VisitCloudways ↗Score 8.8VisitWP Engine ↗Score 8.2
← Read full Cloudways review·Read full WP Engine review →
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