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With Pressable, you’re paying for traffic you’re not utilizing.
When you exceed your plan limits, Pressable charges you overages and you risk a crash.

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Cloudways as the Pressable Alternative

Cloudways is an all-in-one package for all your hosting needs.

  • Half the Cost

  • 29x Coverage

  • Free Trial

  • Pay-as-you-go

  • Enhanced Features

  • Instant Live Support

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Cloudways vs Pressable

Why Choose Cloudways as Your
Pressable Alternative

Cloudways delivers unmatched speed, performance, and support, keeping itself a notch above Pressable competitors.

Get More, Pay Less

Pressable gives you a taste – Cloudways serves the full meal. Unbeatable power, value, and flexibility in one package.”

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29x the Data Centers

Cloudways’ expansive data centers – 29x that of Pressable – translates directly into faster, more secure, and resilient hosting.

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G2’s Top Rated

While Pressable lags behind at 20th place, Cloudways ranks #1 on G2 in Managed Hosting – leaving Pressable and all alternatives to Pressable behind.

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No Caps

Pressable has caps; Cloudways has none. Host as many sites and handle as many visits as you want.

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Handle Traffic Spikes

With Cloudways Autonomous™, traffic surges are no sweat – automatic scaling and pay-as-you-go keep you ready for anything.

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Instant Live Support

While Pressable may leave you waiting, Cloudways’ Support has you covered right when it matters.

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People Love Us

Cloudways has earned loyal customers who trust us for reliable hosting, making it the choice people keep coming back to.

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The Pressable alternative that is

Faster. Scalable. Transparent.
Cloudways is the Better Choice.

Cloudways combines unbeatable speed, scalability, and no traffic restrictions – all at a price Pressable can’t compete with. Ready to make the smarter move? Check out the comparison table below.
Price
Price per month Starting From $11 Starting From $25
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Features Features
No. of websites Unmetered on all plans Starting from 1
Disk Storage Starting from 25 GB SSD Starting from 20 GB
Monthly Visits Unlimited on all plans Starting from 30,000
Bandwidth Starting from 1 TB Unmetered (but limits on visits)
Auto Scaling
Support
24/7 support
Slack Channel
Customization Support
Performance
Global Data Center Coverage 55 Unique Locations,
116 Data Centers 		04 Unique Locations,
04 Data Centers
Infrastructure GCP, AWS, DO, Vultr, Linode GCP Only
Free Object Cache Pro
Security
Malware Scanning and Removal
Auto Healing Technology
Free SSL
DDoS Protection
Backups & 1-Click Restore
WAF (Anti-Hack System) Add-on
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The Pressable Alternative that has

29x Data Centers

With 29x the data centers across 14x the locations compared to Pressable, we’re exactly where your audience needs us to be. Cloudways doesn’t just give you speed – we deliver it worldwide.

  • Cloudways

    116 Data Centers
    55 Unique Locations

  • Pressable

    04 Data centers
    04 Unique Locations
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Cloudways is G2’s #1 Managed
Hosting Provider 2

Pressable barely cracks the top 20, while Cloudways stands tall as the #1 managed hosting provider among all Pressable alternatives on G2. We didn’t just raise the bar – we redefined it.

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No Website Limits

Pay as You Go

No Traffic Limits

Auto Scaling

Say Goodbye to
Pressable’s Limits

Cloudways does not limit the number of websites, applications, or visits on any plan. Pressable keeps you restricted.

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Handle Traffic Spikes with Cloudways Autonomous TM

With Cloudways Autonomous™, we dynamically adjust resources to meet your traffic demands, charging only for what you need while ensuring top performance every step of the way.

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With Cloudways’ Pay-as-you-go model, you pay only for what you use – no under utilisation, no crash risks!

Cloudways Support is
Your Extended Team

At Cloudways, complex issues deserve real solutions – not scripted replies. Our expert team delivers personalized support exactly when you need it.

Priority Support

24/7/365 priority live chat and ticketing support from our Senior Engineers, with improved SLAs.

Plugin Troubleshooting

“Our Support Engineers help you troubleshoot errors and conflicts with plugins and themes.

Performance Optimization

On-demand optimization tweaks to ensure your application is performing well.

Server Error Investigation

We’ll collaborate with your team for deeper investigation should you experience server errors.

Proactive Monitoring

If your server or stack goes down, we will go beyond sending you an alert and proactively start investigating.

Customization

Customization of your stack/server, e.g. deploying additional packages, specific configurations etc.

Dedicated Account Manager

Your primary contact at Cloudways is here to help guide you, whatever you want to achieve.

Private Slack Channel

24/7/365 private Slack channel connects your team directly with our Senior Support Engineers. We partner with your team to help you grow.

Phone Support

Call our Senior Support Engineers any time for in-person support.

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The Verdict is in.
Cloudways is THE Pressable Alternative.

More than just hosting – Cloudways is the performance powerhouse that Pressable wishes it could be. With performance speed and support that’s always on your side, it’s no wonder our users are all in.

Paul D

Creative Director & Owner

You pay for what you get. Instead of paying a low introductory fee and then getting high prices a year or two later, you just pay for what you need now. It’s easy to scale up and down. Cloudways makes cloud hosting easy to start. The process of setting up your websites and server is simple and quick. The UI/UX design is great too. Very intuitive and simple. It’s also fast and reliable which is something you don’t want to mess with for websites. Also their support team has been great. They’ve been quick to respond to any issues I’ve experienced.

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Grand Canyon Web Design

@grandcanyonweb

Way too expensive like the other Automattic products.

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Matthew Gregory

Verified TrustPilot User

Run, don’t walk to cancel your existing provider and migrate everything to Cloudways. You won’t regret it. These guys offer the best combo of services together and the best price around. And the sites you run are blazing fast with wicked good caching.

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AlabamaBird

@BirdAlabama

@pressable Site loading slowly–not good. Site loading VERY slowly while pitching a companion book yesterday afternoon–BAD.

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Jonathan Bailey

@Plagirismtoday

I want to give a quick shoutout to @Cloudways, the host of my site. With the events taking place this week, I’ve received nearly a month’s worth of traffic in three days. Their server is going strong, never slowed down and remains fast despite the pressure. Thank you!.

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Jonathan Pearlstein

@Jon_Pearlstein

Yo @pressable we’ve had over 8 hours of downtime this week @ http://benefitter.com . What’s going on?! We are presenting at big ind conf!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Cloudways includes staging environments on all plans, making site testing easy. Pressable’s staging is more limited and less integrated.
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Cloudways supports multiple team roles with permissions and a custom control panel, while Pressable offers limited collaborator access for basic tasks.
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Cloudways provides on-demand backups with customizable frequency, including hourly options. Pressable offers daily backups retained for up to 14 days.
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Cloudways’ pay-as-you-go structure allows vertical scaling to handle traffic spikes, which is ideal for growing sites. Pressable’s plans require a full upgrade for additional resources.
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Cloudways offers 24/7 live chat and optional premium support, including phone support and dedicated account managers. Pressable lacks phone support.
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Cloudways provides granular control over server configurations, scaling, and PHP settings, giving users greater flexibility than Pressable’s limited managed WordPress setup.
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yes, Cloudways supports various PHP-based applications beyond WordPress, including Magento and Laravel, while Pressable focuses solely on WordPress hosting.
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1. All information regarding Pressable has been sourced from their official website and is accurate as of October 2024.

2. The information in this section has been procured from G2 in October (2024) and may be subject to change.