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ProvidersCloudwaysManaged Cloud (Flexible)

XL

Cloudways · Cloudways DigitalOcean CPU Optimized Premium XL · Cloud hosting

  • Managed
  • Hourly billing
  • Value score 44/100
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RAM
16 GB
CPU
8 vCPUDedicated cores
Storage
100 GBNVMe
Bandwidth
6 TBper month
Websites
Unlimited
Visits
Not metered

Choose how long to pay for

Longer terms lower the monthly price, but you pay for the whole term up front and the price usually goes up on renewal.

Monthly (hourly)Per month$308.00Pay today$308.00Renews atSame priceTotal over 3 years$11,088.00

Compare sizes

Other Managed Cloud (Flexible) plans of the same type, priced on the same billing period.

PlanRAMCPUStorageBandwidthPer month
Large8 GB4 vCPU50 GB5 TB$164.00
XLThis plan16 GB8 vCPU100 GB6 TB$308.00
2XL32 GB16 vCPU200 GB7 TB$530.00
4XL64 GB32 vCPU400 GB9 TB$967.00
6XL96 GB48 vCPU600 GB11 TB$1,410.00
8XL120 GB60 vCPU750 GB12 TB$1,739.00

What's included

  • Free SSL certificateincluded
  • Free domain (first year)not included
  • Automatic backupsincluded
  • Free website migrationincluded
  • CDNnot included
  • Email accountsnot included
  • Staging siteincluded
  • DDoS protectionnot included

Server

Management
Managed by the provider
Root access
No
Control panel
Provider's own panel
Operating system
Linux
Runs on
DigitalOcean
Billing
Hourly, capped at the monthly price

Cloudways

Support
24/7, live chat
Money-back
No refund window
Uptime guarantee
99.99%
Billed in
USD, excluding tax
Founded
2011 · Malta
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Data center locations

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Monthly
$308.00/mo
about $0.42 per hour
Pay today
$308.00
After the first month
Same price
Total over 3 years
$11,088.00
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