Reliable Hosting for WordPress Multisite, Made Easy
Managing WordPress multisites with Cloudways means no complicated setups. Take full control to create and manage client sites, blog networks, and more while effortlessly scaling as your needs grow.
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See how simple it is to set up a fully functional WordPress Multisite network on Cloudways. In just a few clicks, you’ll be up and running. No technical experience required.
Why Choose Cloudways for Hosting WordPress Multisite
WordPress Multisite networks require peak performance, security, and scalability. Cloudways delivers all three with optimized infrastructure, Cloudflare protection, and 24/7 expert support to ensure your network runs smoothly at scale.
Optimized Speed
Improve performance with caching, Cloudflare CDN, and server optimization, ensuring faster load times for your entire network.
Enterprise-Grade Security
Protect your network with Cloudflare’s DDoS mitigation, firewalls, SSL certificates, and automatic security updates for your sites.
24/7 Support
Get expert support whenever needed, with Cloudways’ dedicated team available 24/7 to resolve any multisite challenges.
Scale As You Grow
Easily scale your multisite network by adjusting CPU, RAM, and storage, and host unlimited applications on a single server.
Automatic Backups
Automate daily backups for your multisite network, ensuring fast restoration with no manual effort required.
Easy Setup
Quickly launch your multisite network with Cloudways’ one-click installation, designed for users of all skill levels.
Fair, Transparent Pricing for Hosting for WordPress Multisite
Take control of your hosting costs with Cloudways’ pay-as-you-go pricing. Only pay for the resources you actually use & choose from 5 top cloud providers to find the perfect balance of performance and scalability for your WordPress Multisite network.
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Cloudways Flexible
Customizable managed hosting for WordPress, Magento, Laravel & PHP apps. Full control over server resources and cloud choice.
Lightning Stack - Now Available
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Cloudways Autonomous
Fully managed hosting for WordPress for dynamic high traffic eCom and LMS sites — built to autoscale for thousands of concurrent users.
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.
$11
$11
USD per month
You pay $0.0357 hourly
- 2GB RAM
- 1 vCPU
- 50GB Storage
- 2TB Transfer Bandwidth
- 5 Free AI Copilot Credits
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Lightning Stack
- Unlimited Visits
- Unlimited Websites
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
- 5 Free AI Copilot Credits
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Lightning Stack
- Unlimited Visits
- Unlimited Websites
Most Popular
Medium
Supports more demanding websites with higher traffic.
$11
$88
USD per month
You pay $0.1310 hourly
- 8GB RAM
- 4 vCPU
- 160GB Storage
- 5TB Transfer Bandwidth
- 5 Free AI Copilot Credits
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Lightning Stack
- Unlimited Visits
- Unlimited Websites
8XL
Ideal for e-com stores and resource-intensive applications.
$11
USD per month
You pay $1.0848 hourly
- 128GB RAM
- 24 vCPU
- 2560GB Storage
- 11TB Transfer Bandwidth
- 5 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.
Free Trial
Best for growing businesses that need autoscaling.
$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
Best for growing businesses that need autoscaling.
$100
$100/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
Most Popular
Scale
Best For Woocommerce
$100
$200/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
Best For LMS platforms & large WooCommerce stores
$100
$400/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
Beyond standard plans? We’ll create a plan that fits your needs.
Custom
Optimized resources for your traffic and usage patterns.
Custom resource allocation and baseline capacity.
Expert consultation to match plan to requirements.
All the Addons You Need for a Performance-First WordPress Multisite
Access every tool to manage, secure, and scale your WordPress Multisite network, optimizing performance and making site management effortless.
Enterprise Cloudflare CDN
Boost your sites performance with Edge Page Caching, Argo Smart routing, & more enterprise Cloudflare features
Starts at $4.99/domain/mon >
Starts at $4.99 $2.49/domain/mon >
Cloudways SafeUpdates
Secure yourself from vulnerable plugins/themes with SafeUpdates automated WordPress update & testing workflow.
Starts at $3/app/mon >
Starts at $3 $1.5/app/mon >
Malware Protection
Keep your sites secure with automated malware removal.
Starts at $4/app/month >
Starts at $4 $2/app/mon >
New
Rackspace Email
Get fast & reliable Rackspace mailboxes at just $1/mailbox/month
$1/mailbox/mon >
Starts at $1 $0.50/app/mon >
Advance Support Addon
Get advanced support that extends to plugins/themes troubleshooting, performance optimizations & much more!
$100/month ($25 offer) >
Starts at $100 $50/app/mon >
DNS Made Easy
No more waiting for DNS changes! Get instant propagation & fast TTLs with our DNS Made Easy add-on
$0.50/month/domain >
Starts at $0.50 $0.25/app/mon >
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
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).
Migrate My Website.Frequently Asked Questions
What should an educational user check when buying affordable multisite hosting?
For educational users, choose hosting that supports multiple sites with staging environments, reliable uptime, and easy management from a single dashboard. Features like automatic backups, scalable resources, and institutional or student discounts are also important for growing traffic across campuses or courses.
Where can I get Hosting for WordPress Multisite with staging?
You can host WordPress multisite with one-click staging on Cloudways. Here, we make it easy to safely test updates, plugins, or design changes on a staging site before pushing them live, ensuring all your sites stay secure and run smoothly.
What is WordPress Multisite?
Multisite in WordPress allows for the centralized management of multiple websites from a single WordPress dashboard, making it a convenient option for companies and brands.
For example, if you have 3 different WordPress websites, you'd have to log out of one dashboard to work on another. But with multisite, you can log in to a single WordPress dashboard and quickly switch between different sites using a dropdown menu.
When should we use multisite hosting for WordPress?
Multisite hosting is ideal for people looking to save time and conveniently manage multiple WordPress websites.
With multisite, you can add/remove/update plugins and themes across all the sites within the network, reducing the time and effort required to install and update these assets on an individual site.
Does WordPress multisite install count as 1 WP installation?
Yes, WordPress multisite counts as a single WordPress installation, as you can host multiple domains on a single network.
How many maximum sites can be managed by hosting for WordPress Multisite server?
You can host unlimited sites in a WordPress multisite network. The number of sites a network can have is only limited by the capacity of its infrastructure.
Can I use any themes and plugins for my WordPress multisite network?
Yes, you can use multiple plugins and themes with similar functionality for different websites in a WordPress multisite network. However, you need to specifically select the website on which you want to use them. If you activate the plugin or a theme for the entire network, it will automatically apply to all sites within the network.
Does the WordPress performance increases or decrease with hosting for multisite?
Managing multiple sites within a network can add extra load and potentially impact performance if not properly optimized. So, as the number of websites on the server increases, the server performance may decline. Luckily with Cloudways you get optimized performance on all your sites, helping you manage multisite with ease.
What is the difference between hosting for WordPress vs. hosting for WordPress Multisite?
Hosting for WordPress is specifically optimized for running a single site. It often comes with pre-installed WordPress software, automatic updates, and technical support designed for WordPress users.
On the other hand, hosting for WordPress multisite is specifically designed to support a multisite network, helping you manage multiple sites from a single dashboard. It offers the same features as regular hosting for WordPress but with additional technical support and optimizations to handle the added complexity of managing multiple sites.
How to manage domain mapping with WordPress Multisite on Cloudways?
Mapping your WordPress multisite domains is super easy, thanks to the intuitive Cloudways Application Management panel. Follow the steps below:
- Go to the Application Management Panel > Domain Management
- Fill in the Primary Domain field and click Save Changes.
- And for other subdomains, add them in the Additional Domains field.
Can we host a single site and multisite on the same Cloudways server?
Yes, we can host multiple applications (a single WordPress site and multisite) on the same Cloudways server.
I have a huge WordPress multisite network. Can Cloudways manage it?
Yes, you can manage hundreds of websites easily with Cloudways, as its intuitive UI lets you launch and manage a multisite network easily.
Is it easy to revert a WordPress multisite to a single site or vice versa?
Yes, you can easily revert a WordPress multisite to a single site or vice versa either manually or using a plugin.
How is Cloudways better than other hosting for WordPress Multisite providers?
Cloudways' managed hosting for WordPress offers 1-click operations for monitoring, scaling, cloning, backups, restores, and more. It's scalable for WordPress multisite and eCommerce with WooCommerce. We also offer CloudwaysBot and an optimized platform for developers to use API for integrations and automation.
What do you have to say about the security of your cloud hosting for WordPress Multisite platform?
Well, keeping in view the fact that security of a website of really important, we have an iron-clad security mechanism in place. In addition to this, all the WordPress Multisite cloud servers are protected through platform level firewall.
The hardened security system ensures that your servers remain protected against all known potential security and hack threats, including Heartbleed and Shellshock.
We, at Cloudways, also provide you with daily backup facility where all the data is kept on off-site location for the purpose of redundancy. All your cloud servers for WordPress Multisite are managed and patched regularly to thwart any particular threat.