Managed DigitalOcean Cloud Hosting That Scales With You
DigitalOcean gives you fast, reliable infrastructure. But the ongoing work of keeping a server healthy usually falls on your team. Cloudways takes that over, so you can spend your time building instead.
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What You Get When You Run
DigitalOcean Through Cloudways
Running DigitalOcean on its own means managing the server yourself. Cloudways changes that in three specific ways.
Fully Optimized Stacks
Every server includes a full caching stack, Memcached, Nginx, Apache, Varnish, and Redis, pre-installed to keep your pages loading fast.
Managed Yet Under Your Control
Host as many sites as you need and maintain full visibility into your infrastructure even as traffic grows.
24/7/365 Expert Support
Expert engineers answer your questions and resolve issues on your server anytime you need them.
A Platform Built Around One-Click Actions
Most platforms make basic server tasks complicated. On Cloudways, every task is just a single click away.
DigitalOcean Hosting, Managed From $11 a Month
Pick the tier that matches your current traffic. Standard support and management are included at every level, with faster, priority support available as an add-on if you need it.
Managed Node.js hosting for full-stack apps, APIs & automation. No cold starts, Git-based deployments, and flat, predictable monthly pricing.
Starter
$20
$20
/Month- 2GB RAM
- 2 vCPU
- 5 Apps
- 3 TB Server Bandwidth
- 250 GB CDN Bandwidth
- 10 Gbps Network
Features Included
Enterprise CDN- DDoS Protection
- Malware Protection
Professional
$30
$30
/Month- 4GB RAM
- 2 vCPU
- 8 Apps
- 4 TB Server Bandwidth
- 400 GB CDN Bandwidth
- 10 Gbps Network
Features Included
- Enterprise CDN
- DDoS Protection
- Malware Protection
Growth
$50
$50
/Month- 8GB RAM
- 4 vCPU
- 14 Apps
- 5 TB Server Bandwidth
- 700 GB CDN Bandwidth
- 10 Gbps Network
Features Included
- Enterprise CDN
- DDoS Protection
- Malware Protection
Scale
$100
$100
/Month- 16GB RAM
- 8 vCPU
- 30 Apps
- 6 TB Server Bandwidth
- 1200 GB CDN Bandwidth
- 10 Gbps Network
Features Included
- Enterprise CDN
- DDoS Protection
- Malware Protection
Plus
$150
$150
/Month- 32GB RAM
- 8 vCPU
- 50 Apps
- 7 TB Server Bandwidth
- 1500 GB CDN Bandwidth
- 10 Gbps Network
Features Included
- Enterprise CDN
- DDoS Protection
- Malware Protection
Advanced
$300
$300
/Month- 48GB RAM
- 12 vCPU
- 100 Apps
- 8 TB Server Bandwidth
- 3000 GB CDN Bandwidth
- 10 Gbps Network
Features Included
- Enterprise CDN
- DDoS Protection
- Malware Protection
Business
$400
$400
/Month- 64GB RAM
- 16 vCPU
- 150 Apps
- 9 TB Server Bandwidth
- 4500 GB CDN Bandwidth
- 10 Gbps Network
Features Included
- Enterprise CDN
- DDoS Protection
- Malware Protection
Upgrade or downgrade anytime no lock-in.
A charge of $0.033/GB applies to offsite backup storage.
A charge of $0.02/GB applies to any CDN bandwidth used beyond your plan's allocation.
An additional charge of $1/10GB disk storage applies.
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Deploy OpenClaw or Hermes on secured and managed infrastructure in minutes. No manual setup required.
Scout
Light reconnaissance, one or two simple workflows
$9.99
$9.99
/Month
- 1 vCPU
- 2GB RAM
- 50GB Storage
- 2TB Bandwidth
Operator
Active single-purpose agent doing real work
$19.99
$19.99
/Month
- 2 vCPU
- 4GB RAM
- 80GB Storage
- 4TB Bandwidth
Recommended
Launch Your Agent
Squad
Multiple sub-agents coordinating on tasks
$39.99
$39.99
/Month
- 4 vCPU
- 8GB RAM
- 160GB Storage
- 5TB Bandwidth
Swarm
Many agents, many tools, always-on autonomy
$79.99
$79.99
/Month
- 8 vCPU
- 16GB RAM
- 320GB Storage
- 6TB Bandwidth
Select Cloud Provider
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Fastest growing & affordable cloud provider with high-performance SSD standard and NVMe storage premium servers across 9 locations. Select the perfect fit from their Basic, General Purpose, and CPU Optimized server lineup.
DigitalOcean
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Across 30 locations, Vultr provides standard servers featuring SSD storage and high frequency servers with NVMe storage powered by the fastest architecture available in the Vultr product lineup.
Vultr
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Popular cloud emphasizing consistent performance across 25 datacenters. Choose Linode if you wish top quality performance at a pocket—friendly budget.
Linode
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Flexible Amazon cloud compute (EC2) with configurable storage/bandwidth across 28 datacenters. AWS supports dynamic vertical scaling with options to both upgrade and downgrade server resources. Select the perfect fit from their Standard and Compute Optimized server lineup.
AWS
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Google Compute Engine (GCE) is an extremely powerful cloud hosting infrastructure with the efficient performance that comes with Google's brand name. With 28 datacenters, GCE supports dynamic vertical scaling with options to both upgrade and downgrade server resources. Select the perfect fit from their Standard, Compute Optimized and High Compute server lineup.
GoogleCloud
Select Server Type
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Basic
DigitalOcean is the fastest growing cloud provider.
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General Purpose
DigitalOcean is the fastest growing cloud provider.
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CPU Optimized
DigitalOcean is the fastest growing cloud provider.
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Standard
DigitalOcean is the fastest growing cloud provider.
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Standard
DigitalOcean Standard Droplets, powered by 2nd generation or earlier Intel CPUs and standard SSD, are perfect for general-purpose workloads and all your applications, offering networking speeds up to 2 Gbps.
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Premium
DigitalOcean Premium Droplets are powered by 2nd or 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and faster NVME storage delivering higher network throughput up to 10 Gbps for your most demanding applications.
Micro
Suitable for personal websites and simple blogs.
$14
$14
USD per month
You pay $0.0208 hourly
- 1GB RAM
- 1 vCPU
- 25GB NVMe Storage
- 1TB Transfer Bandwidth
- 4 Free AI Copilot Credits
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Lightning Stack
- Unlimited Visits
- Unlimited Websites
Small
Suitable for growing businesses and moderate traffic.
$28
$28
USD per month
You pay $0.0417 hourly
- 2GB RAM
- 1 vCPU
- 50GB NVMe Storage
- 2TB Transfer Bandwidth
- 4 Free AI Copilot Credits
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Lightning Stack
- Unlimited Visits
- Unlimited Websites
Most Popular
Medium
Supports more demanding websites with higher traffic.
$54
$54
USD per month
You pay $0.0804 hourly
- 4GB RAM
- 2 vCPU
- 80GB NVMe Storage
- 4TB Transfer Bandwidth
- 4 Free AI Copilot Credits
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Lightning Stack
- Unlimited Visits
- Unlimited Websites
Large
Ideal for e-com stores and resource-intensive applications.
$11
USD per month
You pay $0.1473 hourly
- 8GB RAM
- 4 vCPU
- 160GB NVMe Storage
- 5TB Transfer Bandwidth
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4 Free
AI Copilot Credits
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Lightning Stack
- Unlimited Visits
- Unlimited Websites
$0.033/GB per server will be applied for offsite backup storage.
Fully managed hosting for WordPress for dynamic high traffic eCom and LMS sites, built to autoscale for thousands of concurrent users.
Free Trial
Try Autonomous' simplicity and autoscaling before committing.
$100
$0For 3 Days
Plan Includes
Website: 01
Baseline Autoscale Servers: 01
Bandwidth: 150 GB
Disk space: 20 GB
Visits: Unmetered
PHP Workers: 100/server
Features Included
True Autoscaling
Cloudflare Enterprise CDN
Redis Caching
Object Cache Pro + Relay
Free Managed Migration
Growth
For applications with growing traffic needs.
$100
$99/Month
Plan Includes
Website: 01
Baseline Autoscale Servers: 01
Bandwidth: 150 GB
Disk space: 20 GB
Visits: Unmetered
PHP Workers: 100/server
Features Included
True Autoscaling
Cloudflare Enterprise CDN
Redis Caching
Object Cache Pro + Relay
Free Managed Migration
Additional Charges
- Disk Space: $1/GB
- Bandwidth: $0.04/GB
- Autoscaling: $0.07/hr/server beyond baseline
Recommended
Scale
For applications managing consistent traffic growth.
$100
$199/Month
Plan Includes
Website: 01
Baseline Autoscale Servers: 02
Bandwidth: 250 GB
Disk space: 50 GB
Visits: Unmetered
PHP Workers: 100/server
Features Included
True Autoscaling
Cloudflare Enterprise CDN
Redis Caching
Object Cache Pro + Relay
Free Managed Migration
Additional Charges
- Disk Space: $1/GB
- Bandwidth: $0.04/GB
- Autoscaling: $0.10/hr/server beyond baseline
Plus
For large scale applications with critical traffic needs.
$100
$399/Month
Plan Includes
Website: 01
Baseline Autoscale Servers: 03
Bandwidth: 1000 GB
Disk space: 100 GB
Visits: Unmetered
PHP Workers: 100/server
Features Included
True Autoscaling
Cloudflare Enterprise CDN
Redis Caching
Object Cache Pro + Relay
Free Managed Migration
Additional Charges
- Disk Space: $1/GB
- Bandwidth: $0.04/GB
- Autoscaling: $0.12/hr/server beyond baseline
Enterprise
Need more than standard plans? We’ll create a custom plan.
Custom
Optimized resources for your traffic and usage patterns.
Custom resource allocation and baseline capacity.
Expert consultation to match plan to requirements.
What Cloudways Adds to Your DigitalOcean Server
The infrastructure is identical either way. Here’s everything that comes managed when you run it through Cloudways.
| Managed DigitalOcean Hosting Cloud Features | ||||
| 24/7/365 Chat & Ticket Support | Free | Paid | ||
| Optimized Stack | ||||
| Control Panel | ||||
| Dedicated Firewalls | ||||
| Free SSL Certificates | ||||
| Managed Backups | ||||
| Server & App Monitoring (15+ Metrics) | ||||
| Availability of Multiple Cloud Providers | ||||
| All PHP Apps Supported | ||||
| 1-Click Server Cloning | ||||
| Unlimited Staging Areas | ||||
| Managed Website Migration | ||||
| Built-in Advanced Cache | ||||
| Easy DNS Management | ||||
| Managed CDN | ||||
| SSD-Based Servers | ||||
| DO Droplets | ||||
| .NET, Java, Python, Ruby, Node.js | ||||
| PostgreSQL/MongoDB | ||||
| Headless WordPress | ||||
| 1-Click App Install | ||||
| 1-Click Advanced Server Management | ||||
| Kubernetes | ||||
| Docker Applications | ||||
| NodeJs | ||||
| Disk Space | 25 GB to 4800 GB | 20 GB to 3840 GB | ||
| Bandwidth | 1 GB to 12 TB | 1 GB to 12 TB | ||
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Everything Your DigitalOcean Server Needs, Already Managed
Setting up a firewall, a CDN, and backups usually means signing up for several separate tools. On Cloudways, all three already run on your server.
24/7 Support
Reach out anytime, and an expert digs into your server directly, checking logs and configuration until the issue is resolved.
Unlimited Apps
Run as many applications as your server can handle. They’re all covered under the same plan, with no per-app fee.
Staging Environment
Build and test a change on a full copy of your live site. Push it live with one click once you’ve confirmed it works.
Object Cache Pro
Your WordPress site serves dynamic content straight from memory. This keeps pages fast even under heavy traffic.
Free SSL
Every site gets a Let’s Encrypt certificate, activated in one click. Cloudways renews it automatically before it expires.
Dedicated Firewall
Your firewall watches traffic around the clock. It catches malicious requests and patches known vulnerabilities before they become a problem.
Automated Backups
Set backups to run hourly or weekly. If something goes wrong, restore your entire site from any saved point in one click.
Cloudflare CDN
Your content gets cached at the data center closest to each visitor. Pages load quickly whether someone’s in Tokyo or Toronto.
Real Success Stories. Powered By Cloudways.
Read real-life case studies of companies that used our managed cloud server hosting to take their online businesses to the next level!
Improved site speed by 40% and increased course bookings across AU.
Mo Soltany
Business Development Manager
Cut hosting cost 80% while serving 17M+ users across 160+ countries.
Bryan Feinberg
Founder and CEO
Saw 600% growth, and our homepage achieved a perfect 100% score.
Stephan Eijer
Owner
Managed over $1M in sales and a 200% traffic spike seamlessly.
Sol Lee
Co-founder
Doubled site speed, 20% traffic growth & 50% faster load times.
Great Opomu
Chief WordPress Officer
Scaled to 140+ client sites & hit $1M ARR as performance soared.
Andrew Jackson
Founder & CEO
Streamlined operations for 60+ businesses with reliable performance.
Michelle Coe
President and Senior Creative Director
Saved 25–30% on hosting costs with 40% faster server response time.
Roberto M. Filho
Founder and CEO
30% faster, 280+ sites scaled, $10M+ revenue growth, this year.
Tristan Gatellier
CEO
Achieved 99 PageSpeed score, zero downtime and scalable growth.
Joost Rust
Director
Reduced server costs by 50% and homepage load time dropped to 1.2s.
Florence Luo
Owner and CEO
Grew monthly readership 3x from 3M to 9M after moving to Cloudways.
Simon Treulle
CEO
Improved store speed by 30%, which led to a 22% increase in conversions.
Yogita Khasturi
Co-Founder
Managed over $1M in sales and a 200% traffic spike seamlessly.
Sol Lee
Co-founder
Posted 2.6M views and earned $600K in commissions so rewarding.
Adam Connell
Founder
Handled 20x traffic spikes on 18-year-old site with 5,484 articles.
Jonathan Bailey
Founder
Resulted in a perfect 100% PageSpeed score and 600K page views.
Michael Donovan
Co-founder
Boosted monthly pageviews to 200K, leading to a 6-figure valuation.
Daniel Shuttleworth
Founder
Experienced a 3x increase in traffic and revenue, with 100% speed.
Keith Mint
Founder
Ready to Bring Your Site to Cloudways?
WordPress and WooCommerce sites get unlimited free migrations. Everything else gets one free migration. Either way, our engineers handle the move while your site stays live.
Start My Free MigrationsFrequently Asked Questions
Does the Black Friday offer apply to DigitalOcean hosting on Cloudways?
Yes, the Black Friday offer applies to DigitalOcean hosting. Create a new account with code BFCM802 by December 4, choose DigitalOcean as your provider, and your invoice drops 80% for the first 2 months, up to $200 off per month. The Large server at $99, for example, comes to $19.80 a month.
Is managed DigitalOcean hosting through Cloudways a good fit for small and growing businesses?
Yes. SMBs get enterprise-level infrastructure without needing to hire anyone to manage it. Entry pricing starts at $11 a month with support and management already included, and you can move to a bigger plan as your traffic grows, without switching platforms or starting over.
Can I choose which cloud provider my server runs on?
Yes, you can choose from 5 cloud providers: DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud, Vultr, and Linode. Pricing and data center locations differ between them, so you can match your choice to your budget and where your visitors are located.
Can Cloudways manage a DigitalOcean droplet I already have running elsewhere?
No. Cloudways doesn’t take over an existing droplet in place. You’d launch a new managed server on Cloudways instead, then move your site over to it.
Do I need to create a new account to use Cloudways?
If you already have a DigitalOcean account, no, just log in with your existing DigitalOcean credentials, and a Cloudways account gets created automatically. If you’re new to both, you can sign up directly on Cloudways instead.
Is Cloudways the same company as DigitalOcean?
No. Cloudways is a subsidiary of DigitalOcean, but the two run as separate services. A managed server through Cloudways is different from an unmanaged droplet launched directly on DigitalOcean.
Will Cloudways migrate my existing website for me?
Yes, our engineers handle the migration for you. If you run a WordPress or WooCommerce site, migrations are unlimited and free, move as many as you need. Any other platform gets one free migration.
Do I need cPanel to manage my server on Cloudways?
No. Cloudways has its own dashboard built for managing servers and apps directly. For file access, connect through SFTP or SSH using a tool like FileZilla or PuTTY.
Can I run more than one DigitalOcean server on my account?
Yes, you can launch as many DigitalOcean servers as your projects need, all from the same Cloudways account, managed and billed together on a single invoice.
Can I scale my DigitalOcean server up or down?
Yes. Go to Vertical Scaling under Server Management, pick a bigger or smaller server size, and the change takes effect without needing to migrate your site or rebuild anything. Your billing adjusts automatically to match.
Will I get a separate invoice from DigitalOcean?
No. Your Cloudways invoice already includes the full cost of your managed DigitalOcean hosting. You won’t receive a second bill from DigitalOcean at any point.
Is there a free trial for managed DigitalOcean hosting?
Yes. You get a 5-day free trial with no credit card required, enough time to try the platform before committing to a plan.
Why use Cloudways instead of going directly to DigitalOcean?
Cloudways manages the server for you. That turns DigitalOcean’s raw infrastructure into managed DigitalOcean cloud hosting, with support available whenever something needs attention. Plus, you get an easy-to-use platform with 1-click solutions, free SSL, caching mechanisms, etc.
Do I have to pay separately for managed DigitalOcean hosting?
The pricing includes the costs of managed DigitalOcean hosting. You will not receive a separate invoice from DigitalOcean.
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