High-Performance AWS Hosting, Fully Managed

AWS bandwidth on Cloudways is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis at $0.12 per GB across all regions. The bill is determined by what the server actually uses in a given month.

Take an AWS server with 100 GB of bandwidth, for instance: the $12 charge would appear on the monthly invoice from Cloudways.

No. Amazon Cloud hosting on Cloudways Flexible supports manual vertical scaling, allowing you to increase or decrease CPU and RAM and expand storage as needed.

If you need automatic scaling, Cloudways offers a separate hosting solution called Cloudways Autonomous, built for WordPress and WooCommerce applications. It automatically adjusts resources based on traffic demand without requiring manual intervention.

Yes. Cloudways supports application-level PHP version selection, allowing different applications on the same AWS server to use different supported PHP versions.

You can configure the PHP version for each application individually without changing the versions used by other applications. Before making changes, check your application's compatibility with the selected PHP version to avoid functionality issues.

Yes. There is no set limit to the number of applications or websites you can host on a single AWS server. You may add WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Laravel, and custom PHP apps all on the same server.

The number of websites your server can handle efficiently depends on its CPU, RAM, storage, application requirements, and traffic.

No, Cloudways does not provide a free trial for AWS hosting. A paid Cloudways account is required to launch an AWS server. That said, Cloudways will give you a 3-day free trial on eligible cloud hosting providers so you can try out the platform prior to signing up for a plan.

Cloudways supports one-click Laravel installation and allows you to host other compatible PHP frameworks through a Custom PHP application. You can deploy frameworks such as Symfony, CodeIgniter, and CakePHP and manage their dependencies using Composer.

Before deploying, ensure your framework is compatible with the PHP versions, database engines, and server configurations supported by Cloudways.

Cloudways provides multiple layers of security for websites hosted on AWS, including managed OS security patching, server firewalls, IP whitelisting, and free SSL certificates. You can manage security settings and restrict server access to help protect your applications from unauthorized connections.

For additional protection, you can enable the Cloudflare Enterprise add-on, which offers WAF, bot protection, and DDoS mitigation.

Yes. Cloudways provides free managed migrations for WordPress and WooCommerce sites.

With other applications like Magento, Laravel, or custom PHP, the Standard plan will cover one free managed migration and the Agency plan up to five. Any non-WordPress migrations beyond that are $99 per application.

Cloudways combines AWS cloud infrastructure and its own managed hosting services so there is no need to configure and maintain Amazon EC2 servers on your own.

The service gives you an environment that is optimized for hosting as well as security management, automated backups, monitoring, and the tools to run PHP applications. In this way businesses, developers, and agencies can make use of the AWS infrastructure and spend less time on day-to-day hosting operations.

Yes. A single Cloudways account will let you launch and run multiple AWS servers. Each server can be set up with its own configuration, location, and hosted apps to keep your websites or projects separate. Server provisioning is subject to billing requirements, account verification, and resource limits.

Yes. Cloudways supports ecommerce applications like WooCommerce and Magento on AWS. To meet the needs of your store, you can use caching, SSL, staging, automated backups, and server scaling. While you handle the application side of things such as products, shipping, and payments, Cloudways takes care of the hosting environment.

Yes. Vertical scaling is supported for AWS servers, meaning you can increase or decrease CPU and RAM. You can also expand storage allocated to application files and databases. Scaling can cause a brief interruption, so it is best to do it during a low-traffic period.

No. Because Cloudways has its own infrastructure in place for the provisioning and management of AWS servers, an existing personal AWS account cannot be linked to the Cloudways Platform. In this way, Cloudways can maintain its security policies, managed server setup, and hosting services.

Should you have a site already on AWS, the application can be migrated to a new AWS server provisioned through Cloudways.

Yes. Amazon Cloud hosting with Cloudways gives you access to more than 30 AWS data centers around the world. Picking one in proximity to where your audience is will lower network latency and give your website better response times.

No. The cost of the AWS infrastructure is part of your Cloudways invoice; there is no need for a separate billing account.

Cloudways managed hosting operates on a pay-as-you-go basis; you are charged for the server usage as well as any storage, bandwidth, or backup costs. Your Cloudways bill will also show any paid add-ons or extra services you enable.