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Developers, agencies, and SMBs trust Cloudways for hosting their WordPress apps, enabling fast, reliable, and high-performance websites.

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Cloudways makes it incredibly easy to host and manage your WordPress website because every function is a few clicks away, so your focus is always on your business!

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Affordable WordPress Cloud Hosting Plans.

Pick up a WordPress cloud hosting plan that you can always scale up/down to optimize operational costs.

Select Cloud Provider

  • 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

  • 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

  • Popular cloud emphasizing consistent performance across 25 datacenters. Choose Linode if you wish top quality performance at a pocket—friendly budget.

    Linode

  • 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

  • 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

  • DigitalOcean is the fastest growing cloud provider.

    Basic
  • DigitalOcean is the fastest growing cloud provider.

    General Purpose
  • DigitalOcean is the fastest growing cloud provider.

    CPU Optimized
  • 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.

  • 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.

$11

$11

USD per month

You pay $0.0357 hourly

  • 2GB RAM
  • 1 vCPU
  • 50GB Storage
  • 2TB Transfer Bandwidth
  • Unlimited Visits
  • Unlimited Websites
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Small

Suitable for growing businesses & moderate traffic.

$11

$11

USD per month

You pay $0.0357 hourly

  • 2GB RAM
  • 1 vCPU
  • 50GB Storage
  • 2TB Transfer Bandwidth
  • Unlimited Visits
  • Unlimited Websites
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8XL

Ideal for e-com stores and resource-intensive applications.

$11

$342

$342

USD per month

You pay $1.0848 hourly

  • 128GB RAM
  • 24 vCPU
  • 2560GB Storage
  • 11TB Transfer Bandwidth
  • Unlimited Visits
  • Unlimited Websites
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$0.033/GB per server will be applied for offsite backup storage.

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  • Free Migration
  • Free Object Cache Pro
    (Worth $95/Mon)
  • 24/7 Chat & Ticketing Support
  • 1-Click Free SSL
  • Free Redis Cache
    (Worth $100/Mon)
  • Built-in Firewall with IP Blocking
  • Vertical Scaling
  • Free Advanced Staging
    & Cloning (Worth $20)
  • Free WordPress Vulnerability Scanner

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Free Trial

Suitable for personal websites and simple blogs.

$11

$0

USD per month

  • 1 WordPress Application
  • 15GB Disk Space
  • 30k Unique Visits
  • 100GB Bandwidth
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Small

Suitable for growing businesses & moderate traffic.

$11

$35

USD per month

  • 1 WordPress Applications
  • 15GB Disk Space
  • 30k Unique Visits
  • 100GB Bandwidth
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Large

Supports high-traffic websites and complex applications.

$11

$995

$995

USD per month

  • 3 WordPress Applications
  • 15GB Disk Space
  • 30k Unique Visits
  • 100GB Bandwidth
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Overage Charges

If you hit your plan’s resource limit, your sites will be up and running and you’ll have to pay a small additional fee. You’ll be informed via email once you are close to the limits and also once you are over limit.

Visits

$1/1000 additional Visits

Bandwidth

$0.4/10 GB additional Bandwidth

Disk Usage

$2/1 GB additional Disk space

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  • Free Cloudflare Enterprise (Worth $250/Mon)
  • Autoscaling
  • 24/7 Chat & Ticketing Support
  • Free Object Cache Pro (Worth $95/Mon)
  • Load Balancing
  • Built-in Firewall & DDoS Protection
  • Free Advanced Staging & Cloning (Worth $20)
  • Multiple PHP Versions
  • Unlimited PHP Workers

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Simple, 1-Click Platform For A Hassle-Free Hosting Experience.

If you think a 10X boost in visitors has to come with a catch, think again: Not only does Cloudways handle an astonishingly higher volume of traffic.

Agency Hosting for WordPress.

With Cloudways’ reliable & scalable hosting, you choose how and where to host your sites & leave server management to us.

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WordPress Multisite Hosting.

Large WordPress multisite with hundreds of concurrent users? No problem. We are experienced in handling multisites of any scale.

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WordPress Migration Plugin.

Smoothly migrate your WordPress website to Cloudways with the ideal migrator plugin in just 3 simple steps.

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Scalable & High Availability WordPress Cloud Hosting

Try Cloudways Autonomous – Best for high-traffic websites, with autoscaling. Built on Kubernetes

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Migrate For Free Without Any Glitches.

We’ll move your first website to Cloudways from any web host for FREE (Without breaking your site hosted on the old host).

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Better Performance & Features, at Even Better Pricing.

Compared to other hosting solutions, Cloudways gives you the best price-to-performance/features ratio.

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24/7/365 Support On All Plans
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Flexibility
Multiple PHP Versions
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Unlimited Application Installation
65+ Global Data Centers
Performance
PHP 8.1 Ready Servers
Cloudflare Enterprise CDN
Optimized Stack With Advanced Cache
Built-in WordPress and Magento Cache
NVME-Based Servers
Ease of use
Launch 10+ Apps Through 1-Click
Staging Area & URLs
Easy DNS Management
Automation
1-Click Server Cloning
1-Click Advanced Server Management
1-Click SafeUpdates for WordPress
Automated Backups
Seamless Vertical Scaling
Security
1-Click Free SSL Installation
Dedicated Firewalls
Server & App Monitoring (15+ Metrics)
Auto-Healing Servers

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Hosting WordPress Websites Was Never This Easy

Feature-packed WordPress cloud hosting that lets you focus on things that really make a difference.

SSD Hosting

SSD greatly improves your store’s performance and speed since the data transfer rate is much higher as compared to traditional storage.

Built-in Caches

Built-in performance-boosting caching such as Memcached, Varnish, and Redis speed up stores while reducing database load.

Optimized Stack

Our hosting stack comprises NGINX, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, and PHP-FPM to tackle high volume traffic and server requests resulting in better performance and faster load times.

PHP 8 Ready

Host your website on PHP 8 ready server that’s significantly faster, secure, and more versatile than previous versions.

Cloudflare

Expedite your websites, get constant availability, and secure them against DDoS attacks & malicious traffic with the Cloudflare add-on.

Breeze Plugin

We take caching quite seriously that’s why developed a free, light-weight, and feature-rich cache plugin that comes pre-installed on PHP app.

Dedicated Firewalls

Our platform-level firewalls protect your server against attacks such as IP spoofing, phishing, and everything that’s not authorized.

SSL Certificates

Get Let’s Encrypt free SSL certificates to indicate your visitors/customers that their data is encrypted and your online store is authentic.

Login Security

We protect your account with 2FA and also notify you of any login attempts made from an unidentified device.

IP Whitelisting

You can create a whitelist of IP addresses for unrestricted access over regions and networks through SSH and SFTP.

Application Isolation

Every PHP app hosted on your server is isolated to keep it protected from other stores on hosted the same server.

Database Security

Valuable data of your PHP app is well protected and is only allowed to be accessed remotely via whitelisted IP addresses.

IaaS Providers

Choose from 60+ data centers of world-class providers such as DigitalOcean, Amazon Web Services, & Google Compute Engine for fast PHP app.

Block Storage

Leverage high-performance block storage service while expanding your storage flexibly without changing other server parameters.

Vertical Scaling

Scale up your server resources such as RAM, CPU, and storage for high-availability and performance at the lowest possible costs.

No Contract

With pay-as-you-go plans, you only need to pay for the resources you use. Never pay a fixed amount or enter into any contract.

1-Click Actions

Our 1-click actions allow you to perform several operational tasks, such as backup/restore, website/server cloning in no time.

PHP Versions

You have the option to easily switch between different versions of PHP. We support PHP 5.6 and the latest versions of PHP 8.2.

24/7 Expert Support

We offer 24/7 live chat support in all areas to help you run your PHP app without any hiccups.

Active Community

Our effective and strong community of PHP experts who share their skills and knowledge to help users around the world.

Knowledge Base

We have a centralized resource center for our customers. You can refer to the Knowledge Base for any help related to our platform.

Ticketing System

Leave your queries through our ticketing system to avoid waiting in queues. Our engineers respond promptly to every query.

Support Add-ons

We offer advanced and premium add-ons for priority support. Tell us about your requirements and we’ll take care of it.

Troubleshooting

We have a server and application monitoring tool for troubleshooting. You also can contact our support engineers to take you out of the situation.

Git Integration

Pre-installed Git on our managed PHP hosting platform helps you set up auto-deployment on your live servers without worrying about code changes.

SSH and SFTP Access

SSH and SFTP allow you to securely access servers and update files for your application. You can also create SFTP credentials for your team members.

1-Click Cloning

Make copies of your PHP app or clone the entire server in just 1-click. You will get new staging URLs for themes/plugins compatibility testing, etc.

Team Collaboration

It is easy to split projects between relevant teams since we allow one team member to be a part of different teams for collaboration.

Staging URLs

We offer free staging URLs and areas that you can use while setting up, testing, and developing your PHP app.

User Roles

You can divide work within the team, regardless of their location and assign them full or limited access to your PHP app or server.

Five Important Pillars of WordPress Cloud Hosting.

Cloudways provides accelerated website performance using a combination of performance enhancing feature set.

Blazing-Fast Speeds.

We have partnered with the leading cloud providers to bring you 99.99% uptime and loading speeds of around 200–400 milliseconds.

“Migrated to Cloudways, Varnish setup seems faster than our Litespeed config ever was. This seems to have been a great decision.”

Andrew Suroor Bonar
– Executive Advisor at Halon

Enterprise-Grade Security.

Stay fully protected with Cloudways’ end-to-end encryption, free SSL certification, and two-factor authentication – not to mention advanced mitigation of DDoS attacks with Cloudflare Enterprise.

“Best way to protect the WordPress site: Cloudways bot protection + Cloudflare + Wordfence Security + Google reCAPTCHA”

Jan Tegze
– Director of Technical Recruiting at Tricentis

24/7 Expert Support.

Cloudways’ 96% CSAT score speaks volumes of our best-in-class support that includes 24/7 access to a team of experts.

“Best service we use with probably the best customer support experience ever. They fix our website and are just so easy to work with.”

Emily Porter
– Owner, Theoberports

Flexibility To Scale.

No page loading delays during traffic spikes or when your site grows. Scale up with Cloudways with ease when you need additional resources.

“I’ve received nearly a month’s worth of traffic in three days. Their server is never slowed down and remains fast despite the pressure.”

Jonathan Bailey
– Consultant, CopyByte

Transparent & PAYG.

Simple & clear pricing plans. No website or visitor caps. No overage charges. And no renewal costs. Just pay for what you use.

“We’re saving a lot from hosting our websites with Cloudways. It can get very expensive if you use other WordPress-focused hosting companies.”

Simon Treulle
– CEO, Pangolia

Simple, Powerful & Autoscaling Hosting for WordPress

Get a hosting solution with zero configurations, 1-click operations, and zero downtimes with autoscaling servers. Simply host your website and focus on growing your business, while Autonomous does the rest!

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  • Truly Autoscale
  • Remain Highly Available

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!

Frequently Asked Questions

WordPress is an open-source content management system built to easily create, manage, edit, and update content-based sites. The dashboard and admin panel provided by WordPress are easy to use and interact with, making content and user management hassle-free. In a technical context, WordPress is coded in PHP and uses a MySQL database. Over 810 million websites use WordPress, which amounts to around 43% of all websites on the internet.

It also allows users to build websites or blogs quickly. A unique feature that makes it so popular is its beginner friendliness. Users can make customized web pages with responsive themes that fit their needs and preferences. As it is a free open-source CMS, there is a huge variety of WordPress themes and plugins that provide the additional benefit of adding features and functionality to websites. It is a robust and efficient platform supporting a webpage’s performance.

Hosting for WordPress websites is a specialized web service designed to improve the performance, security, and speed of websites built on the platform. These servers are configured to optimize WordPress-specific functionality, ensuring smooth operation even for high-traffic websites. A dedicated WordPress server can further boost resource availability and efficiency.

These are some features that are typically offered by many of the WordPress web hosting providers.

  • WordPress-optimized servers
  • Compatibility with WordPress themes and plugins
  • Regular WordPress updates and compatibility with the latest version
  • Enhanced WordPress-specific security features
  • Dedicated support for the platform

You can enjoy these and many more with Cloudways.

The main benefit of WordPress web hosting is that it’s optimized around WordPress websites and, in most cases, includes additional features like premium WordPress plugins, the right server resources, auto-updates, and staging environments. For larger websites, a dedicated WordPress server can further boost performance. Unlike specialized hosting, typical web hosting services don’t offer these unique benefits.

Cloudways is counted among the best hosting provider for WordPress, thanks to its speed, performance, security, and uptime. It offers WordPress-optimized hosting servers with top cloud providers like DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, AWS, and Google Cloud.


Cloudways platform is specifically built to run WordPress sites optimally, ensuring they perform well and deliver an unmatchable user experience. Also, their 24/7 top-notch support is readily available for prompt help.

Cloudways WordPress web hosting starts from $11/mo if you opt for DigitalOcean as your cloud provider. Other cloud providers on Cloudways are priced as follows:


  • Vultr - Starting at $14/month.
  • Linode - Starting at $14/month.
  • Google Compute Engine - Starting at $37.45/month.
  • Amazon Web Service - Starting at $38.56/month.

Cloudways charges you hourly. This means you are charged only for what you use. As soon as you change your cloud hosting pricing plans, it will be reflected immediately on your invoice. There is also a 3-day free trial, which does not require a credit card to activate.

Cloudways is definitely one of the most secure hosting platforms available in the market today. It has a number of unique features making it safe for your websites.

  • Free SSL certificate with 1-click activation
  • Cloudflare for DDoS protection
  • Malcare for bot protection, Denial of Service (DoS) attacks & Brute force attacks
  • Automatic WordPress updates to get the latest version with upgraded security
  • Support the latest version of WordPress themes and plugins
  • Dedicated Firewall and WAF
  • Automatic backups for your website
  • Rate limiting and 2FA-protected platform
  • Add-ons like SafeUpdates for your core, theme and plugin updates.
  • WordPress Vulnerability scanner in collaboration with Patchstack.

Cloudways is known for its optimized performance, speed, and 99.99% uptime, and it dramatically improves your site’s loading speeds. Its built-in caching solutions like Varnish, Memcached, and Redis substantially decrease your load times and enhances your site’s speed.

Cloudways supports all WordPress themes and plugins available in the WordPress repository.

Cloudways offers one free migration to all its users, where Cloudways professionals handle all the migration complexities. Also, WordPress users can use the Cloudways WordPress migrator plugin to help you quickly migrate your websites to Cloudways for free.


You can migrate WordPress sites to Cloudways in just 3 simple steps:

  • Install the Cloudways WordPress Migrator plugin on your current hosting server.
  • Enter the required credentials.
  • Click Migrate.

Yes, you can easily scale your server anytime on our WordPress Web hosting platform. Simply log in to your Cloudways account and use the slider in the Vertical Scaling menu to scale your server manually as per your needs.

Automatic vertical scaling is available with Cloudways Autonomous. It detects high traffic and automatically scales up the server accordingly. So your websites keep on running smoothly even in the case of heavy traffic spikes.

Consider the following factors when choosing a hosting plan for your WordPress site:


  • Understand your website’s needs.
  • Opt for a provider that guarantees 99% uptime.
  • Check the subscription validity for the hosting contracts.
  • Research if your hosting provider is priced fine.
  • Check the hosting provider's refund policy.
  • Check what upgrade options you're being offered.
  • Check the features offered by the hosting provider.

After purchasing a hosting plan, you should:


  • Connect your domain name to the nameservers.
  • Create your website using WordPress or any other website builder.
  • Create website pages.
  • Create domain name email addresses.
  • Submit your website domain to search engines like Google.
  • Promote your website using SEO or PPC.

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