Every Cloudways and Namecheap plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| Cloudways | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $11.00/moCloudways DigitalOcean Standard Micro | $1.87/moNamecheap Stellar |
| Renews at | $11.00/mo | $4.29/mo |
| Plans | 144 | 22 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, WordPress hosting | web hosting, WordPress hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers |
| Money-back guarantee | None | 30 days |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% | 100% |
| Support | 24/7, live chat | 24/7, live chat |
| Data center countries | 32United States, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, India… | 4United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Singapore |
| Founded | 2011 | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Malta | United States |
| Visit Cloudways | Visit Namecheap |
| Cloudways | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Cloudways Autonomous Growth20 GB | Namecheap EasyWP Starter1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $99.00 / $99.00 per month | $3.24 / $5.74 per month |
| Best value plan | Cloudways Autonomous GrowthValue score 51/100 | Namecheap EasyWP SupersonicValue score 91/100 |
Namecheap has the lower starting price: Namecheap Stellar at $1.87/mo, against Cloudways DigitalOcean Standard Micro at $11.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
Cloudways's cheapest plan renews at $11.00/mo and Namecheap's at $4.29/mo. Over three years, Cloudways averages $11.00/mo and Namecheap $2.68/mo on those plans.
Cloudways has no money-back window. Namecheap has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
On our value score, Namecheap: its Namecheap EasyWP Supersonic plan scores 91/100 against 51/100 for Cloudways's best WordPress hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.