All the Essential Hosting Features, In a Simple, 1-Click Platform.
Cloudways gives you the most critical and the most popular cloud hosting features to turbocharge your online presence.
*3-day trial, no credit card neededUnleash Peak Performance.
With industry-best optimization features to make your site faster, responsive, and available at all times.
Built-In Caching Mechanisms
Instantly achieve lightning-fast load times with integrated Memcached, Varnish, Nginx, and Redis caches, with no setup headaches.
Up-to-Date PHP Versions
Experience high performance with PHP 7.4 to 8.2 and seamless free updates to the latest versions, no extra charges.
Free Caching Plugin
Breeze, our WordPress solution, comes preinstalled at no cost (trusted by over 300,000 users).
Dedicated Environments
Break free from shared hosting constraints. Get dedicated resources for a limitless performance.
Free Object Cache Pro
Enjoy faster queries, smoother database loads, and quicker pages with free Object Cache Pro (excluding DO Base level)
Enhanced HTTP/2 Servers
Unlock the full security and benefits of our managed HTTP/2 optimized servers.
Optimized PHP-FPM
Experience pre-tuned PHP FastCGI Process Manager for ultimate speed, ensuring swift response times and peak site performance.
Enterprise CDN
Get Cloudflare with edge caching, smart routing, image optimization, and more for just $4.99/month per domain.
Exceptional Support All Year Long.
Get complete peace of mind with our second-to-none support.
24/7/365 Live Chat
Get instant round-the-clock assistance from our dedicated experts, available 24/7, even on holidays.
Online Ticketing
Use our user-friendly ticketing system for efficient issue resolution and easily track progress as we work to resolve your queries.
Enhanced SLAs
With Advanced Support, enjoy Live Chat access and quicker online ticket response times. Try Premium SLAs for even swifter support.
Application-Level Issue Resolution
Get in-depth application assistance with Advanced and Premium support Add-Ons, ensuring your apps run smoothly.
Proactive Application Monitoring
Stay ahead of issues with smart alerts on uptime, performance, and security. Our CloudwaysBot ensures you resolve problems before they impact your site.
Private Slack Channel
Premium Support opens up a private Slack channel with our Senior Support Engineers, providing an even higher level of personalized assistance.
Fast Response Times
Premium Support guarantees quick responses to online tickets, with high-priority issues addressed within minutes.
Phone Access
With the Premium Support Add-On, connect directly with a Senior Support Engineer, ensuring immediate in-person assistance.
Enterprise-Grade Managed Security.
Strengthen your website’s security with cutting-edge measures to shield against emerging threats.
Layer 3 & 4 DDoS Mitigation
All servers at Cloudways come with out-of-the-box layer 3 & 4 DDoS mitigation, courtesy of top-of-the-line Cloud providers.
Vulnerability Scanner
Stay ahead of threats with instant notifications about WordPress core, plugin, and theme with Patchstack-powered scanning for continuous audits
1-Click Free SSL
Boost website security with our built-in Let’s Encrypt SSL, delivering a trusted certificate to fulfill all your HTTPS requirements for free.
IP Whitelisting
Collaborate seamlessly with a whitelist of IPs, providing unrestricted access to SSH and SFTP for specific networks or regions.
Regular Security Patches
We perform regular OS patches on your server to maintain a secure managed cloud server, avoiding vulnerabilities.
Automated Protection with Fail2Ban
Intelligent defense against brute force attacks is ensured by Fail2Ban, monitoring logs and blocking IPs attempting password breaches or vulnerability exploits.
Comprehensive Server Level Firewall
All Cloudways Flexible servers are protected by our server-level firewall (powered by Imunify360), which is designed to detect and filter out malicious traffic, helping to keep your sites fast and secure.
IP & Country Allow/Block
Manually block any malicious IPs and countries where attacks originate.
DoS Protection (SSH + HTTP)
Protect your website & server from attacks that try to overwhelm your server resources (DoS attacks), supporting maximum uptime.
Web Honeypot
Set your sites free from malicious bots as they are detected, trapped, and blocked to help preserve your server’s resources.
Brute-force Protection (SSH + HTTP)
Defend your sites against automated credential guessing attacks on SSH and HTTP.
Bot Protection
Block harmful bot traffic, helping to prevent server overload and providing smoother user experiences.
Introducing
Web Application Firewall With IP & Country Blocking
All Cloudways Flexible servers will now be secured behind Imunify360s server level firewall. Providing protection against hackers, malicious bot traffic, DoS attacks and unauthorized login attempts.
Learn MoreYour Cloud. Your Choice.
Get complete flexibility and control over your apps & servers. Select your preferred cloud provider, scale resources, and enjoy one-click app deployment.
Choice of Renowned Cloud Providers
Opt for excellence with leading cloud providers like DigitalOcean, Google Compute Engine, and AWS, offering world-class services.
Seamless Vertical Scaling
Boost RAM, CPU, and storage effortlessly. Scale up or down while preserving your configurations with a single click.
1-Click App Deployment
Effortlessly deploy numerous apps like WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Laravel, and PHP with a single click.
Multiple PHP Versions
Switch PHP versions at the server level with a single click, supporting the latest PHP versions like 7.4, 8.1 and 8.2.
Pay-as-You-Go Plans
A smart payment model that ensures you only pay for what you use. Scale your server for short periods, and you’ll only be charged for the additional usage.
Global Availability
Choose from three cloud providers, 43 locations, and 58 data centers, enabling you to host closer to your users for lightning-fast load times.
Flexible Add-Ons
Customize your hosting with flexible add-ons, allowing you to select the features you need for each app without extra charges for unnecessary ones
Support for All PHP Apps
Our servers are optimized for PHP apps, making them compatible with any PHP-based CMS or app.
Streamlined Workflows & Collaboration.
Boost workflow efficiency with integrated Git, streamlined team management, and simplified project organization.
Git Integration
Auto-deployment with Git ensures your live servers are always updated when changes occur in remote repositories.
Teams
Collaborate effortlessly with co-workers, regardless of location, and assign them limited or full access to your server or app.
Projects
Organize multiple websites by grouping apps into Projects, streamlining management, and facilitating assignments to your teams.
One Account, Multiple Teams
Cloudways enables team members to be part of different teams, ensuring every project is efficiently distributed.
Server & App Cloning
Clone entire servers or make copies of individual sites with a single click.
Staging Areas & URLs
Create dedicated staging environments for testing app changes before pushing them to live, all with a single click, without disrupting the live version.
WordPress Cron Optimizer
Disable WordPress Cron and switch to server-side cron with a single click. Rest assured that cron jobs are triggered one by one, preserving server performance and stability.
Server Transfer
Transfer server ownership easily to your clients or any other party, simplifying transitions and management.
Take Control With Ease.
Our user-friendly UI empowers you to manage your application and server seamlessly.
Server Configuration & Package Management
Streamline server parameter control, application deployment, and package upgrades with robust options.
1-Click Backup & Restore
Instant access to automated or on-demand backups stored offsite. Restore or revert with quick 1-click solutions.
Cron Job Manager
Simplify cron job scheduling with our integrated Cron Job manager. Set rules and activate cron jobs in a few clicks.
Pre-installed WP-CLI
Command your WordPress websites like a pro using the potent WP-CLI commands pre-installed on all our servers.
App Settings via UI
No more complex command-line tasks. Adjust app settings effortlessly within the user-friendly Cloudways Platform.
Custom Varnish Settings
Set Varnish cache rules through the Cloudways Platform, including URL and cookie exclusions or inclusions.
Supervisord Queue Management
Leverage the integrated Supervisord process manager for Laravel applications, granting you precise control over processes.
Flexibility in Webroot
Changing your app’s web root is a breeze on Cloudways. A few clicks, and the web server seamlessly serves files from a new location
Get Your Free Expert Consultation.
You get 24/7 Expert support with any Cloudways plan. Talk to an expert if you’re confused and get the answers you’re looking for.
Advanced Hosting Ecosystem.
Supercharge site performance, security, and flexibility with our integrated add-ons.
Cloudflare Enterprise
Enjoy enterprise-grade performance and security with the Cloudflare Enterprise add-on, available at a fraction of the cost.
SafeUpdates
Automate WordPress core, theme, and plugin update detection, staging testing, and deployment, saving you time for business growth.
Elastic Email
Send high-volume transactional emails with exceptional value through our Elastic Email add-on.
Rackspace Email Add-on
Get cloud-based email inboxes powered by Rackspace for just $1/mailbox/month for guaranteed uptime, privacy, and data protection.
DNS Made Easy
Save yourself the hassle of manually configuring your DNS records with our managed DNS add-on which ensures continuous service availability.
Support Add-ons
Expand your team’s capabilities with Advanced or Premium add-ons, offering extended app-level support, priority resolution, and more.
Cloudways API
Build your own solutions to manage our platform with the Cloudways API. Develop, integrate, and control your servers and apps on Cloudways.
Managed Migration Add-On
Save time and resources with our managed migration add-on. Get premium technical assistance for seamless site migrations with minimal downtime.
Application Upgrade Add-On
When you’re short on time or resources, our application upgrade add-on is here to help. Let our cloud engineers handle the upgrade process for you.
Malware Protection Add-on
Get automated malware cleanup upon detection with real-time protection against PHP-based attacks with our Malware Protection add-on.
24/7 Real-time Server Monitoring.
Take control with effortless tracking of 16+ metrics, all at your fingertips.
24/7 Real-Time Monitoring
Your server is under constant surveillance, 24/7/365, providing access to over 16 different metrics via the console.
New Relic Integration
Enhance app performance insights by enabling New Relic, empowering you to troubleshoot and identify bottlenecks and issues.
Cloudways Bot Notifications
Receive real-time performance insights to optimize your servers and apps. Integration with Slack, emails, and more keeps you informed.
“The support team responds very quickly and has always gone above and beyond to resolve issues or questions.Cloudways is always my number one recommendation.”
Lindsey Marshall
Marketing Director, pdblowers, Inc.